M53.8Other specified dorsopathies

M53.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified dorsopathies. It belongs to category M53 (other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified), 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 9 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M53, choose M53.8 (Other specified dorsopathies) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: Cervicocranial syndrome (M53.0), Cervicobrachial syndrome (M53.1), spinal instabilities (M53.2), sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified (M53.3) and dorsopathy, unspecified (M53.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M53.80 (site unspecified), M53.81 (occipito-atlanto-axial region), M53.82 (cervical region), M53.83 (cervicothoracic region), M53.84 (thoracic region), M53.85 (thoracolumbar region), M53.86 (lumbar region), M53.87 (lumbosacral region) and 1 more.

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