Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)

Browse all the diagnosis codes used for other dorsopathies (m50-m54). For easy navigation, the diagnosis codes are sorted in alphabetical order and grouped by sections. Each section is clearly marked with its description, and the corresponding three-digit code range. This format makes it simple to browse diagnosis codes in this chapter or section and find what you're looking for. We've also added green checkmark icons to label billable codes, and red warning icons for non-billable ones. This makes it easy to identify which codes can be billed.

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

  • current injury - see injury of spine by body region
  • discitis NOS M46.4
  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)

    • Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)

        • Cervical disc disorders (M50)

        • M50 Cervical disc disorders
        • M50.0 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy
        • M50.00 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified cervical region
        • M50.01 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region
        • M50.02 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region
        • M50.020 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
        • M50.021 Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with myelopathy
        • M50.022 Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with myelopathy
        • M50.023 Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with myelopathy
        • M50.03 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region
        • M50.1 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy
        • M50.10 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region
        • M50.11 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, high cervical region
        • M50.12 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, mid-cervical region
        • M50.120 Mid-cervical disc disorder, unspecified level
        • M50.121 Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with radiculopathy
        • M50.122 Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with radiculopathy
        • M50.123 Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with radiculopathy
        • M50.13 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
        • M50.2 Other cervical disc displacement
        • M50.20 Other cervical disc displacement, unspecified cervical region
        • M50.21 Other cervical disc displacement, high cervical region
        • M50.22 Other cervical disc displacement, mid-cervical region
        • M50.220 Other cervical disc displacement, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
        • M50.221 Other cervical disc displacement at C4-C5 level
        • M50.222 Other cervical disc displacement at C5-C6 level
        • M50.223 Other cervical disc displacement at C6-C7 level
        • M50.23 Other cervical disc displacement, cervicothoracic region
        • M50.3 Other cervical disc degeneration
        • M50.30 Other cervical disc degeneration, unspecified cervical region
        • M50.31 Other cervical disc degeneration, high cervical region
        • M50.32 Other cervical disc degeneration, mid-cervical region
        • M50.320 Other cervical disc degeneration, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
        • M50.321 Other cervical disc degeneration at C4-C5 level
        • M50.322 Other cervical disc degeneration at C5-C6 level
        • M50.323 Other cervical disc degeneration at C6-C7 level
        • M50.33 Other cervical disc degeneration, cervicothoracic region
        • M50.8 Other cervical disc disorders
        • M50.80 Other cervical disc disorders, unspecified cervical region
        • M50.81 Other cervical disc disorders, high cervical region
        • M50.82 Other cervical disc disorders, mid-cervical region
        • M50.820 Other cervical disc disorders, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
        • M50.821 Other cervical disc disorders at C4-C5 level
        • M50.822 Other cervical disc disorders at C5-C6 level
        • M50.823 Other cervical disc disorders at C6-C7 level
        • M50.83 Other cervical disc disorders, cervicothoracic region
        • M50.9 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified
        • M50.90 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, unspecified cervical region
        • M50.91 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, high cervical region
        • M50.92 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, mid-cervical region
        • M50.920 Unspecified cervical disc disorder, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
        • M50.921 Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level
        • M50.922 Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level
        • M50.923 Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level
        • M50.93 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, cervicothoracic region
        • Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders (M51)

        • M51 Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
        • M51.0 Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy
        • M51.04 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracic region
        • M51.05 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.06 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, lumbar region
        • M51.1 Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
        • M51.14 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region
        • M51.15 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.16 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region
        • M51.17 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
        • M51.2 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement
        • M51.24 Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region
        • M51.25 Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.26 Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region
        • M51.27 Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbosacral region
        • M51.3 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration
        • M51.34 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracic region
        • M51.35 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.36 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region
        • M51.37 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region
        • M51.4 Schmorl's nodes
        • M51.44 Schmorl's nodes, thoracic region
        • M51.45 Schmorl's nodes, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.46 Schmorl's nodes, lumbar region
        • M51.47 Schmorl's nodes, lumbosacral region
        • M51.8 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
        • M51.84 Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracic region
        • M51.85 Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.86 Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbar region
        • M51.87 Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbosacral region
        • M51.9 Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder
        • M51.A Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects
        • M51.A0 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size
        • M51.A1 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar region
        • M51.A2 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar region
        • M51.A3 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbosacral region, unspecified size
        • M51.A4 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbosacral region
        • M51.A5 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbosacral region
        • Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified (M53)

        • M53 Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified
        • M53.0 Cervicocranial syndrome
        • M53.1 Cervicobrachial syndrome
        • M53.2 Spinal instabilities
        • M53.2X Spinal instabilities
        • M53.2X1 Spinal instabilities, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M53.2X2 Spinal instabilities, cervical region
        • M53.2X3 Spinal instabilities, cervicothoracic region
        • M53.2X4 Spinal instabilities, thoracic region
        • M53.2X5 Spinal instabilities, thoracolumbar region
        • M53.2X6 Spinal instabilities, lumbar region
        • M53.2X7 Spinal instabilities, lumbosacral region
        • M53.2X8 Spinal instabilities, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M53.2X9 Spinal instabilities, site unspecified
        • M53.3 Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified
        • M53.8 Other specified dorsopathies
        • M53.80 Other specified dorsopathies, site unspecified
        • M53.81 Other specified dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M53.82 Other specified dorsopathies, cervical region
        • M53.83 Other specified dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region
        • M53.84 Other specified dorsopathies, thoracic region
        • M53.85 Other specified dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region
        • M53.86 Other specified dorsopathies, lumbar region
        • M53.87 Other specified dorsopathies, lumbosacral region
        • M53.88 Other specified dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M53.9 Dorsopathy, unspecified
        • Dorsalgia (M54)

        • M54 Dorsalgia
        • M54.0 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back
        • M54.00 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, site unspecified
        • M54.01 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M54.02 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervical region
        • M54.03 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervicothoracic region
        • M54.04 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracic region
        • M54.05 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracolumbar region
        • M54.06 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbar region
        • M54.07 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbosacral region
        • M54.08 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M54.09 Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine
        • M54.1 Radiculopathy
        • M54.10 Radiculopathy, site unspecified
        • M54.11 Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M54.12 Radiculopathy, cervical region
        • M54.13 Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
        • M54.14 Radiculopathy, thoracic region
        • M54.15 Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
        • M54.16 Radiculopathy, lumbar region
        • M54.17 Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
        • M54.18 Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M54.2 Cervicalgia
        • M54.3 Sciatica
        • M54.30 Sciatica, unspecified side
        • M54.31 Sciatica, right side
        • M54.32 Sciatica, left side
        • M54.4 Lumbago with sciatica
        • M54.40 Lumbago with sciatica, unspecified side
        • M54.41 Lumbago with sciatica, right side
        • M54.42 Lumbago with sciatica, left side
        • M54.5 Low back pain
        • M54.50 Low back pain, unspecified
        • M54.51 Vertebrogenic low back pain
        • M54.59 Other low back pain
        • M54.6 Pain in thoracic spine
        • M54.8 Other dorsalgia
        • M54.81 Occipital neuralgia
        • M54.89 Other dorsalgia
        • M54.9 Dorsalgia, unspecified