ICD-10-CM Code M54.0
Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back
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 M54.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of M54.0 that describes the diagnosis 'panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back' in more detail.
- M54.0 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M54.00 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, site unspecified
- BILLABLE M54.01 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- BILLABLE M54.02 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervical region
- BILLABLE M54.03 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervicothoracic region
- BILLABLE M54.04 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracic region
- BILLABLE M54.05 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracolumbar region
- BILLABLE M54.06 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbar region
- BILLABLE M54.07 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbosacral region
- BILLABLE M54.08 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- BILLABLE M54.09 Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine
The ICD code M54 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 |
Coding Notes for M54.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Lupus panniculitis - instead, use code L93.2
- Panniculitis NOS - instead, use code M79.3
- Relapsing [Weber-Christian] panniculitis - instead, use code M35.6
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M54.0 - Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M54.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M54 - Dorsalgia