M53.9 Dorsopathy, unspecified

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)

• 724.9 Other unspecified back disorders (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to M53.9

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 M53.9

• Dorsopathy

Nearby codes

• M53.84 Other specified dorsopathies, thoracic region
• M53.85 Other specified dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region
• M53.86 Other specified dorsopathies, lumbar region
• M53.87 Other specified dorsopathies, lumbosacral region
• M53.88 Other specified dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
• M53.9 Dorsopathy, unspecified (this code)