ICD-10-CM Code M54.8
Other dorsalgia
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 M54.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of M54.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other dorsalgia' in more detail.
- M54.8 Other dorsalgia NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M54.81 Occipital neuralgia
- BILLABLE M54.89 Other dorsalgia
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 M54.8 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." - Dorsalgia in thoracic region - instead, use code M54.6
- Low back pain - instead, use code M54.5
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M54.8 - Other dorsalgia'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M54.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M54 - Dorsalgia