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ICD-10-CM Codes
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M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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M50-M54
Other dorsopathies
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M54-
Dorsalgia
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.2
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.2
Cervicalgia
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- M54.2 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 M54.2 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M54.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 M54.2 may differ.
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 M54.2. 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.
The following code(s) above
M54.2 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
M54.2:
- M00-M99
2021 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
2021 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 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)
- Chronic neck pain
- Chronic neck pain for greater than 3 months
- Chronic neck pain greater than 3 months
- Neck pain
- Neck pain less than 3 months, acute
- Neck pain, chronic
- Pain in cervical spine for less than 3 months
- Pain in cervical spine for more than 3 months
- Pain, cervical (neck) spine, acute less than 3 months
- Pain, cervical (neck), chronic, more than 3 months
Clinical Information
- A disorder characterized by marked discomfort sensation in the neck area.
- Discomfort or more intense forms of pain that are localized to the cervical region. This term generally refers to pain in the posterior or lateral regions of the neck.
- Painful sensation in the neck area.
ICD-10-CM M54.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 551 Medical back problems with mcc
- 552 Medical back problems without mcc
Convert M54.2 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
Code annotations containing back-references to M54.2:
- Cervicalgia M54.2
- Pain(s) R52 - see also Painful
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R52
Pain, unspecified
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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)
- spine M54.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.9
Dorsalgia, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Backache NOS
- Back pain NOS
- neck NEC M54.2
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M54.2
M54.11 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M54.13 …… cervicothoracic region
M54.15 …… thoracolumbar region
M54.18 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M54.2
Cervicalgia
M54.4 Lumbago with sciatica
M54.6 Pain in thoracic spine
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
