ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M50-M54 Other dorsopathies
M53- Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.2X2

Spinal instabilities, cervical region

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Billable/Specific Code

M53.2X2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM M53.2X2 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M53.2X2 - other international versions of ICD-10 M53.2X2 may differ.

The following code(s) above M53.2X2 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 M53.2X2:

M00-M99
2020 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Type 2 Excludes
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M50-M54
2020 ICD-10-CM Range M50-M54
Other dorsopathies
Type 1 Excludes
- current injury - see injury of spine by body region
- discitis NOS (M46.4-)
Other dorsopathies

Approximate Synonyms

Cervical spine instability
Instability of cervical vertebra

ICD-10-CM M53.2X2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

564 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with mcc
565 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with cc
566 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert M53.2X2 to ICD-9-CM

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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M53.2X2

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

M53.2X Spinal instabilities

M53.2X1 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region

M53.2X2 …… cervical region

M53.2X3 …… cervicothoracic region

M53.2X4 …… thoracic region

M53.2X5 …… thoracolumbar region

M53.2X6 …… lumbar region

M53.2X7 …… lumbosacral region

M53.2X8 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region

M53.2X9 …… site unspecified

M53.3 Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified

M53.8 Other specified dorsopathies

M53.80 …… site unspecified

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.2X2

Spinal instabilities, cervical region

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Other dorsopathies