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  5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.2X6

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.2X6

Spinal instabilities, lumbar region

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • M53.2X6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M53.2X6 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M53.2X6 - other international versions of ICD-10 M53.2X6 may differ.
The following code(s) above M53.2X6 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 M53.2X6:
  • M00-M99
    2023 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
    2023 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
  • Instability of lumbar spine
  • Instability of lumbar vertebra
  • Lumbar spine instability
ICD-10-CM M53.2X6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 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 M53.2X6 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
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M53.2X6
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
M53.81 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M53.82 …… cervical region
M53.83 …… cervicothoracic region
M53.84 …… thoracic region

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