M53.81 Other specified dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 551-552 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 723.8 Other syndromes affecting cervical region (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to M53.81

Back-references to M53

• Type 1 Excludes: G55 Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere ("nerve root compression (due to) (in) dorsopathies (M53.-, M54.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M53.81

• Dorsopathy › specified NEC › occipito-atlanto-axial region

Nearby codes

• M53.2X8 Spinal instabilities, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
• M53.2X9 Spinal instabilities, site unspecified
• M53.3 Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified
• M53.8 Other specified dorsopathies
• M53.80 Other specified dorsopathies, site unspecified
• M53.81 Other specified dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region (this code)
• M53.82 Other specified dorsopathies, cervical region
• M53.83 Other specified dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region
• M53.84 Other specified dorsopathies, thoracic region
• M53.85 Other specified dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region
• M53.86 Other specified dorsopathies, lumbar region