2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.2

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Axis pressure pain
• Bone tenderness
• Cervical facet joint pain
• Cervical spine tender
• Cervical spinous process tenderness
• Cervico-occipital neuralgia
• Chronic neck pain
• Chronic neck pain
• Chronic neck pain
• Chronic neck pain for greater than 3 months
• Facet joint pain
• Finding of sensation of musculoskeletal structure of neck
• Finding of sensation of musculoskeletal structure of neck
• Finding of sensation of musculoskeletal structure of neck
• Finding of sensation of thyroid gland
• Myofascial neck pain
• Myofascial pain
• Myofascial pain syndrome
• Myofascial pain syndrome of neck
• Neck pain
• Neck pain aggravated by recumbency
• Neck pain co-occurrent with neck stiffness following whiplash injury to neck
• Neck pain co-occurrent with neurological deficit following whiplash injury to neck
• Neck pain co-occurrent with tenderness of neck following whiplash injury to neck
• Neurological deficit
• Nuchal pain
• Pain and tenderness
• Pain in cervical spine
• Pain in thyroid
• Pain of endocrine structure
• Pain of head and neck region
• Pain on movement of cervical spine
• Pain radiating to neck
• Stiff neck
• Tenderness of endocrine structure
• Tenderness of head and neck region
• Tenderness of neck
• Tenderness of neck
• Tenderness of neck
• Tenderness of thyroid
• Vertebral joint pain

Clinical Information

• Neck Pain

  discomfort or more intense forms of pain that are localized to the cervical region. this term generally refers to pain in the posterior or lateral regions of the neck.

M54.2 is grouped with Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a classification system used to group together diagnosis codes for the purpose of reimbursement and healthcare management. DRGs are used to standardize the way hospitals and other providers are paid for inpatient services. In this system patients are grouped together based on their principal diagnosis in areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). Once a patient is assigned a particular diagnostic category, providers receive a predetermined payment rate for the services rendered. This reimbursement rate is often fixed and is meant to cover the cost of care for that patient. Reimbursement is also affected by the relative weight of a diagnostic related group based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Diagnostic related groups encourage healthcare providers to focus on quality and efficiency in patient care while managing costs effectively. The diagnosis code is present in the following groups for version MS-DRG V41.0 applicable from 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2024.

The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Convert M54.2 to ICD-9-CM

• ICD-9-CM Code: 723.1 - Cervicalgia

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.

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.