ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99
M50-M54
M53-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.3

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.3

Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified

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Billable/Specific Code

M53.3 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 M53.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M53.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 M53.3 may differ.

Applicable To

Coccygodynia

The following code(s) above M53.3 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 M53.3:

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

Bilateral sacroiliac joint pain
Chronic coccygeal pain for greater than 3 months
Chronic coccyx pain greater than 3 months
Chronic pain in coccyx for more than three months
Chronic pain of sacrum greater than 3 months
Chronic sacral pain for greater than 3 months
Chronic sacral pain for greater than three months
Chronic sacrum pain greater than 3 months
Coccygodynia
Coccyx disorder
Disorder of coccyx
Disorder of sacrococcygeal spine
Disorder of sacrum
Left sacroiliac joint pain
Pain in left sacroiliac joint
Pain in right sacroiliac joint
Pain in the coccyx
Pain of coccyx greater than 3 months, chronic
Right sacroiliac joint pain
Sacral back pain
Sacral region pain
Sacrococcygeal disorder
Sacroiliac joint pain
Sacrum disorder

ICD-10-CM M53.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

551 Medical back problems with mcc
552 Medical back problems without mcc

Convert M53.3 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

Code annotations containing back-references to M53.3:

Type 2 Excludes: M51

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51
Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
Type 2 Excludes
- cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-)
- sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders (M53.3)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M53.3:

Backache (postural) M54.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.9
Dorsalgia, unspecified
Applicable To
Backache NOS
Back pain NOS
- sacroiliac M53.3
Change(s) (in) (of) - see also Removal
- sacroiliac joint M53.3
Coccydynia, coccygodynia M53.3
Degeneration, degenerative
- intervertebral disc NOS
  - sacrococcygeal region M53.3
Destruction, destructive - see also Damage
- joint - see also Derangement, joint, specified type NEC
  - sacroiliac M53.3
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- joint - see also Disorder, joint
  - sacroiliac M53.3
- sacroiliac NEC M53.3
Disorder (of) - see also Disease
- disc (intervertebral) M51.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.9
  Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  - with
    - myelopathy
      - sacrococcygeal region M53.3
    - radiculopathy
      - sacrococcygeal region M53.3
  - specified NEC
    - sacrococcygeal region M53.3
- coccyx NEC M53.3
- sacrum, sacrococcygeal NEC M53.3
Displacement, displaced
- intervertebral disc NEC
  - sacrococcygeal region M53.3
Lesion(s) (nontraumatic)
- joint - see Disorder, joint
  - sacroiliac M53.3 (old)
- sacroiliac M53.3 (joint) (old)
Pain(s) R52
- see also Painful
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R52
Pain, unspecified
Applicable To
Acute pain NOS
Generalized pain NOS
Pain NOS
Type 1 Excludes
acute and chronic pain, not elsewhere classified (G89.-)
localized pain, unspecified type - code to pain by site, such as:
abdomen pain (R10.-)
back pain (M54.9)
breast pain (N64.4)
chest pain (R07.1-R07.9)
ear pain (H92.0-)
eye pain (H57.1)
headache (R51.9)
joint pain (M25.5-)
limb pain (M79.6-)
lumbar region pain (M54.5-)
pelvic and perineal pain (R10.2)
shoulder pain (M25.51-)
spine pain (M54.-)
throat pain (R07.0)
tongue pain (K14.6)
tooth pain (K08.8)
renal colic (N23)
pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
- coccyx M53.3
- sacroiliac M53.3
Sacralgia M53.3
Sacrodynia M53.3
Schmorl's disease or nodes
- sacrococcygeal region M53.3

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M53.3

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

M53.85 …… thoracolumbar region

M53.86 …… lumbar region

M53.87 …… lumbosacral region

M53.88 …… 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.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.3

Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Other dorsopathies

Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders

Dorsalgia, unspecified

Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder

Pain, unspecified