M54 Dorsalgia

Non-billable header with 9 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)

Applies from M54 Dorsalgia

Excludes1 (never code together)

• psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)

Codes under M54

• M54.0 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back
• M54.1 Radiculopathy
• M54.2 Cervicalgia
• M54.3 Sciatica
• M54.4 Lumbago with sciatica
• M54.5 Low back pain
• M54.6 Pain in thoracic spine
• M54.8 Other dorsalgia
• M54.9 Dorsalgia, unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to M54

Back-references to M54

• Type 1 Excludes: G55 Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere ("nerve root compression (due to) (in) dorsopathies (M53.-, M54.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified ("spine pain (M54.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: R10 Abdominal and pelvic pain ("dorsalgia (M54.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R52 Pain, unspecified ("spine pain (M54.-)")

Back-references to M54

• Type 1 Excludes: G55 Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere ("nerve root compression (due to) (in) dorsopathies (M53.-, M54.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified ("spine pain (M54.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: R10 Abdominal and pelvic pain ("dorsalgia (M54.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R52 Pain, unspecified ("spine pain (M54.-)")

Nearby codes

• M54 Dorsalgia (this code)
• M54.0 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back
• M54.00 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, site unspecified
• M54.01 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, occipito-atlanto-axial region
• M54.02 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervical region
• M54.03 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervicothoracic region