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Cervical disc disorders (M50)

The ICD-10 code section M50 covers various cervical disc disorders, which impact the discs in the neck region of the spine. These codes are used to classify conditions such as disc displacement, degeneration, and disorders causing symptoms like myelopathy or radiculopathy.

This section includes codes for cervical disc disorders with myelopathy (e.g., M50.0), which involves spinal cord compression, and with radiculopathy (e.g., M50.1), affecting nerve roots and causing pain or weakness radiating into the arms. Synonyms like "prolapsed cervical intervertebral disc with myelopathy" or "cervical nerve root compression" help identify specific conditions linked to M50 codes. Other portions classify disc displacement without neurological symptoms (M50.2) and disc degeneration (M50.3), including related terms such as "annular tear" or "bone spur of vertebra." Unspecified or regional subcodes (like mid-cervical or cervicothoracic levels) support detailed coding. Medical professionals and coders use these codes to indicate the exact type and location of cervical disc problems, clarifying diagnoses related to neck pain and spinal disorders in clinical documentation and billing. This comprehensive ICD-10 code for cervical disc disorders aids in differentiating closely related spinal conditions affecting the cervical spine.

  • 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

Instructional Notations

Includes

This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.

  • cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
  • cervicothoracic disc disorders