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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.9
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M53.9
Dorsopathy, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- M53.9 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 M53.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M53.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 M53.9 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M53.9 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
M53.9:
- Back disorder
- Back stiffness
- Cervical spine instability
- Disorder of back
- Disorder of cervicothoracic area
- Disorder of cervicothoracic spine
- Disorder of vertebral column
- Dorsopathies
- Dorsopathy
- Instability of cervical spine
- Joint stiffness of spine
- Spine stiffness
- Stiff back
Clinical Information
- Condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the spine.
ICD-10-CM M53.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 551 Medical back problems with mcc
- 552 Medical back problems without mcc
Convert M53.9 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 M53.9
M53.8 Other specified dorsopathies
M53.81 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M53.83 …… cervicothoracic region
M53.85 …… thoracolumbar region
M53.88 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M53.9
Dorsopathy, unspecified
M54.0 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back
M54.01 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M54.03 …… cervicothoracic region
M54.05 …… thoracolumbar region
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
