2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.0

Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  • M54.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M54.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M54.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 M54.0 may differ.
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as M54.0. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • lupus panniculitis (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L93.2

    Other local lupus erythematosus

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Lupus erythematosus profundus
    • Lupus panniculitis
    L93.2
    )
  • panniculitis NOS (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.3

    Panniculitis, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
    • neck and back panniculitis (M54.0-)
    • relapsing [Weber-Christian] panniculitis (M35.6)
    M79.3
    )
  • relapsing [Weber-Christian] panniculitis (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M35.6

    Relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian]

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    M35.6
    )
The following code(s) above M54.0 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 M54.0:
  • 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
  • M54
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54

    Dorsalgia

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)
    Dorsalgia
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 M54.0:
  • Type 1 Excludes: L95
    , M79.3
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L95

    Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • angioma serpiginosum (L81.7)
    • Henoch(-Schönlein) purpura (D69.0)
    • hypersensitivity angiitis (M31.0)
    • lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
    • panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
    • panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
    • polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
    • relapsing panniculitis (M35.6)
    • rheumatoid vasculitis (M05.2)
    • serum sickness (T80.6-)
    • urticaria (L50.-)
    • Wegener's granulomatosis (M31.3-)
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.3

    Panniculitis, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
    • neck and back panniculitis (M54.0-)
    • relapsing [Weber-Christian] panniculitis (M35.6)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M54.0
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
M54.04 …… thoracic region
M54.05 …… thoracolumbar region
M54.06 …… lumbar region
M54.07 …… lumbosacral region
M54.08 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M54.09 Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine

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