Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M50.0

Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy

ICD-10-CM Code:
M50.0
ICD-10 Code for:
Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
    (M00–M99)
    • Other dorsopathies
      (M50-M54)
      • Cervical disc disorders
        (M50)

M50.0 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of cervical disc disorder with myelopathy. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy

Non-specific codes like M50.0 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for cervical disc disorder with myelopathy:

  • Use M50.00 for Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified cervical region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M50.01 for Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region - BILLABLE CODE

  • M50.02 for Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M50.020 for Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region, unspecified level - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M50.021 for Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with myelopathy - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M50.022 for Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with myelopathy - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M50.023 for Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with myelopathy - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M50.03 for Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region - BILLABLE CODE

Patient Education


Neck Injuries and Disorders

Any part of your neck - muscles, bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, or nerves - can cause neck problems. Neck pain is very common. Pain may also come from your shoulder, jaw, head, or upper arms.

Muscle strain or tension often causes neck pain. The problem is usually overuse, such as from sitting at a computer for too long. Sometimes you can strain your neck muscles from sleeping in an awkward position or overdoing it during exercise. Falls or accidents, including car accidents, are another common cause of neck pain. Whiplash, a soft tissue injury to the neck, is also called neck sprain or strain.

Treatment depends on the cause, but may include applying ice, taking pain relievers, getting physical therapy or wearing a cervical collar. You rarely need surgery.


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Spinal Cord Diseases

Your spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that runs down the middle of your back. It carries signals back and forth between your body and your brain. It is protected by your vertebrae, which are the bone disks that make up your spine. If you have an accident that damages the vertebrae or other parts of the spine, this can also injure the spinal cord. Other spinal cord problems include:

  • Tumors
  • Infections such as meningitis and polio
  • Inflammatory diseases
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • Degenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy

Symptoms vary but might include pain, numbness, loss of sensation and muscle weakness. These symptoms can occur around the spinal cord, and also in other areas such as your arms and legs. Treatments often include medicines and surgery.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.