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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

M50.2Other cervical disc displacement

Not billable — use a more specific code

M50.2 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About M50.2

M50.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other cervical disc displacement. It belongs to category M50 (cervical disc disorders), block M50-M54 (other dorsopathies) and chapter 13 (diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M50, choose M50.2 (Other cervical disc displacement) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: cervical disc disorder with myelopathy (M50.0), cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy (M50.1), other cervical disc degeneration (M50.3), other cervical disc disorders (M50.8) and cervical disc disorder, unspecified (M50.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M50.20 (unspecified cervical region), M50.21 (high cervical region), M50.22 (mid-cervical region) and M50.23 (cervicothoracic region).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under M50.2

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to M50.2.

› From M50 Cervical disc disorders
Includes
  • cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
  • cervicothoracic disc disorders

Broader instructions also apply from M50-M54 Other dorsopathies and Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code history

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  8. 2023
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  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about M50.2

Is M50.2 billable?

No. M50.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.