ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
M54Dorsalgia
M54 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 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 M54
M54 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for dorsalgia. It belongs to 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.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M54.0 (back), M54.1 (radiculopathy), M54.2 (Cervicalgia), M54.3 (sciatica), M54.4 (sciatica), M54.5 (pain), M54.6 (spine), M54.8 (dorsalgia) and 1 more.
Don't report M54 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41).
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 M54
- M54.0Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back
- M54.00Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, site unspecifiedBillable
- M54.01Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
- M54.02Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervical regionBillable
- M54.03Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervicothoracic regionBillable
- M54.04Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracic regionBillable
- M54.05Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracolumbar regionBillable
- M54.06Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbar regionBillable
- M54.07Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbosacral regionBillable
- M54.08Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable
- M54.09Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spineBillable
- M54.1Radiculopathy
- M54.10Radiculopathy, site unspecifiedBillable
- M54.11Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
- M54.12Radiculopathy, cervical regionBillable
- M54.13Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic regionBillable
- M54.14Radiculopathy, thoracic regionBillable
- M54.15Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar regionBillable
- M54.16Radiculopathy, lumbar regionBillable
- M54.17Radiculopathy, lumbosacral regionBillable
- M54.18Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable
- M54.2CervicalgiaBillable
- M54.3Sciatica
- M54.4Lumbago with sciatica
- M54.5Low back pain
- M54.6Pain in thoracic spineBillable
- M54.8Other dorsalgia
- M54.9Dorsalgia, unspecifiedBillable
Coding notes
- psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to M54.
Broader instructions also apply from M50-M54 Other dorsopathies and Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
Codes whose notes reference M54
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about M54
Is M54 billable?
- No. M54 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.