M50.1 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• brachial radiculitis NOS (M54.13)

Applies from M50 Cervical disc disorders

Includes

• cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
• cervicothoracic disc disorders

Codes under M50.1

• M50.10 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region
• M50.11 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, high cervical region
• M50.12 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, mid-cervical region
• M50.13 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region

Code annotations containing back-references to M50.1

Back-references to M50.1

• Type 1 Excludes: G55 Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere ("nerve root compression (due to) (in) intervertebral disc disorders (M50.1.-, M51.1.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M54.1 Radiculopathy ("radiculopathy with cervical disc disorder (M50.1)")

Back-references to M50

• Type 1 Excludes: G54 Nerve root and plexus disorders ("intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M51 Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders ("cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M53.1 Cervicobrachial syndrome ("cervical disc disorder (M50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M54.2 Cervicalgia ("cervicalgia due to intervertebral cervical disc disorder (M50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S13.0 Traumatic rupture of cervical intervertebral disc ("rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of cervical intervertebral disc NOS (M50.-)")

Nearby codes

• M50.020 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
• M50.021 Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with myelopathy
• M50.022 Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with myelopathy
• M50.023 Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with myelopathy
• M50.03 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region
• M50.1 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy (this code)
• M50.10 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region
• M50.11 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, high cervical region
• M50.12 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, mid-cervical region
• M50.120 Mid-cervical disc disorder, unspecified level
• M50.121 Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with radiculopathy