M54.2 Cervicalgia

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• cervicalgia due to intervertebral cervical disc disorder (M50.-)

Applies from M54 Dorsalgia

Excludes1 (never code together)

• psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 723.1 Cervicalgia

Code annotations containing back-references to M54.2

Back-references to M54.2

• Type 2 Excludes: R07.0 Pain in throat ("pain in neck (M54.2)")

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 M54.2

• Cervicalgia
• Pain (s) › neck NEC
• Pain (s) › spine › cervical

Nearby codes

• 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
• M54.2 Cervicalgia (this code)
• M54.3 Sciatica
• M54.30 Sciatica, unspecified side
• M54.31 Sciatica, right side
• M54.32 Sciatica, left side
• M54.4 Lumbago with sciatica