`M54.18` Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from M54 Dorsalgia

Excludes1 (never code together)

psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)

Applies from M54.1 Radiculopathy

Applicable to

Brachial neuritis or radiculitis NOS
Lumbar neuritis or radiculitis NOS
Lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis NOS
Thoracic neuritis or radiculitis NOS
Radiculitis NOS

Excludes1 (never code together)

neuralgia and neuritis NOS (M79.2)
radiculopathy with cervical disc disorder (M50.1)
radiculopathy with lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)
radiculopathy with spondylosis (M47.2-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 073-074 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

729.2 Neuralgia, neuritis, and radiculitis, unspecified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to M54.18

Back-references to M54.1

Type 1 Excludes: M79.2 Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified ("brachial radiculitis NOS (M54.1)")
Type 1 Excludes: M79.2 Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified ("lumbosacral radiculitis NOS (M54.1)")
Type 1 Excludes: M79.2 Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified ("radiculitis NOS (M54.1)")

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M54.18

Radiculopathy › sacrococcygeal region

Nearby codes

M54.13 Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
M54.14 Radiculopathy, thoracic region
M54.15 Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
M54.16 Radiculopathy, lumbar region
M54.17 Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
M54.18 Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region (this code)
M54.2 Cervicalgia
M54.3 Sciatica
M54.30 Sciatica, unspecified side
M54.31 Sciatica, right side
M54.32 Sciatica, left side