M50.01
BillableCervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region
Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- C2-C3 disc disorder with myelopathy
- C3-C4 disc disorder with myelopathy
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region?
The ICD-10-CM code for cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region is M50.01. The full clinical description is "Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region". M50.01 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M50.01 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M50.01 represents "Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M50.01 a billable code?
Yes, M50.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M50.01 in?
M50.01 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M50.01?
M50.01 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 UMLS CUIs for M50.01?
M50.01 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C3696851, C3696850, C3696792. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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