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ICD-10-CM Codes
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M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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M50-M54
Other dorsopathies
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M53-
Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.2
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.2
Spinal instabilities
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M53.2 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M53.2 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M53.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 M53.2 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M53.2 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
M53.2:
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to M53.2:
- Dislocation (articular)
- pathological NEC M24.30
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M24.30
Pathological dislocation of unspecified joint, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- lumbosacral joint M53.2
- sacroiliac M53.2
- recurrent M24.40
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M24.40
Recurrent dislocation, unspecified joint
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- sacroiliac (joint) (ligament) S33.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S33.2
Dislocation of sacroiliac and sacrococcygeal joint
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- Displacement, displaced
- sacro-iliac (joint) (congenital) Q74.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q74.2
Other congenital malformations of lower limb(s), including pelvic girdle
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Congenital fusion of sacroiliac joint
- Congenital malformation of ankle joint
- Congenital malformation of sacroiliac joint
Type 1 Excludes- anteversion of femur (neck) (Q65.89)
- Hypermobility, hypermotility
- Instability
- joint (post-traumatic) M25.30
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M25.30
Other instability, unspecified joint
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- lumbosacral M53.2
- sacroiliac M53.2
- spine M53.2
- lumbosacral M53.2
- Movable
- Relaxation
- lumbosacral M53.2 (joint)
- sacroiliac M53.2 (joint)
- Slipped, slipping
- Sprain (joint) (ligament)
- Unstable
- lumbosacral joint M53.2 (congenital)
- sacroiliac M53.2
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M53.2
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
M53 Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified
M53.0 Cervicocranial syndrome
M53.1 Cervicobrachial syndrome
M53.2
Spinal instabilities
M53.2X1 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M53.2X8 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.