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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.1
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.1
Radiculopathy
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M54.1 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 M54.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M54.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 M54.1 may differ.
Applicable To- Brachial neuritis or radiculitis NOS
- Lumbar neuritis or radiculitis NOS
- Lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis NOS
- Thoracic neuritis or radiculitis NOS
- Radiculitis NOS
Type 1 ExcludesType 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 M54.1. 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.
- neuralgia and neuritis NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.2
Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- radiculopathy with cervical disc disorder (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M50.1
Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- brachial radiculitis NOS (M54.13)
- radiculopathy with lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorder (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.1
Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder
- radiculopathy with spondylosis (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M47.2
Other spondylosis with radiculopathy
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
The following code(s) above
M54.1 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
M54.1:
- M00-M99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissueNote- 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)
- M50-M54
2023 ICD-10-CM Range M50-M54
Other dorsopathiesType 1 Excludes- current injury - see injury of spine by body region
- discitis NOS (M46.4-)
- 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)
- A disorder characterized by inflammation involving a nerve root. Patients experience marked discomfort radiating along a nerve path because of spinal pressure on the connecting nerve root.
- An inflammatory process affecting a nerve root. Patients experience pain radiating along a nerve path because of spinal pressure on the nerve root that connects to the nerve path.
- Disease involving a spinal nerve root (see spinal nerve roots) which may result from compression related to intervertebral disk displacement; spinal cord injuries; spinal diseases; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations include radicular pain, weakness, and sensory loss referable to structures innervated by the involved nerve root.
- Disease of the spinal nerve root
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 M54.1:
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Type 1 Excludes: M79.2, M79.2, M79.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.2
Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.2
Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.2
Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Radiculopathy M54.10
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.10
Radiculopathy, site unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M54.1
M54.01 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M54.03 …… cervicothoracic region
M54.05 …… thoracolumbar region
M54.08 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M54.09 Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine
M54.1
Radiculopathy
M54.11 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M54.13 …… cervicothoracic region
M54.15 …… thoracolumbar region
M54.18 …… 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.
