ICD-10-CM Code M50.9
Cervical disc disorder, unspecified
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 M50.9 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of M50.9 that describes the diagnosis 'cervical disc disorder, unspecified' in more detail.
- M50.9 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M50.90 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, unspecified cervical region
- BILLABLE M50.91 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, high cervical region
- BILLABLE M50.92 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, mid-cervical region
- BILLABLE M50.93 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, cervicothoracic region
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 'M50.9 - Cervical disc disorder, unspecified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M50.9. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M50 - Cervical disc disorders