M50.0
Non-billableCervical disc disorder with myelopathy
Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
- cervicothoracic disc disorders
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- current injury - see injury of spine by body region
- discitis NOS (M46.4-)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Child Codes (4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M50.0?
ICD-10-CM code M50.0 represents "Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is M50.0 a billable code?
No, M50.0 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under M50.0.
What chapter is M50.0 in?
M50.0 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M50.0?
M50.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: current injury - see injury of spine by body region; discitis NOS (M46.4-).
What are the subcategories under M50.0?
M50.0 has 4 child codes, including: M50.00 (Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unsp cervical region), M50.01 (Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region), M50.02 (Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region), M50.03 (Cervical disc disorder w myelopathy, cervicothoracic region).
What are the UMLS CUIs for M50.0?
M50.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0410601. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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