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
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.85

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.85

Other specified dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region

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Billable/Specific Code

M53.85 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M53.85 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M53.85 - other international versions of ICD-10 M53.85 may differ.

The following code(s) above M53.85 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 M53.85:

M00-M99
2021 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
2021 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

ICD-10-CM M53.85 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

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

Convert M53.85 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M53.85:

Dorsopathy M53.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.9
Dorsopathy, unspecified
- specified NEC M53.80
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.80
  Other specified dorsopathies, site unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  - thoracolumbar region M53.85

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M53.85

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

M53.9 Dorsopathy, unspecified

M54 Dorsalgia

M54.0 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back

M54.00 …… site unspecified

M54.01 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region

M54.02 …… cervical region

M54.03 …… cervicothoracic region

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

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.85

Other specified dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Other dorsopathies

Dorsopathy, unspecified

Other specified dorsopathies, site unspecified