ICD-10-CM Code M50.8
Other cervical disc disorders
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M50.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of M50.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other cervical disc disorders' in more detail.
- M50.8 Other cervical disc disorders NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code M50 is used to code Spinal disease
Spinal disease (also known as a dorsopathy) refers to a condition impairing the backbone. These include various diseases of the back or spine ("dorso-"), such as kyphosis. Dorsalgia refers to those conditions causing back pain. An example is scoliosis.
Specialty: | Rheumatology |
MeSH Codes: | D013122, D013122, D013122, D013122, D013122, |
ICD 9 Codes: | 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 720.721722723724 |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M50.8 - Other cervical disc disorders'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M50.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M50 - Cervical disc disorders