M50.10
BillableCervical disc disorder w radiculopathy, unsp cervical region
Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region
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)
- brachial radiculitis NOS (M54.13)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Cervical nerve root compression95671001
- Cervical root compression95671001
- Compression cervical nerve root95671001
- Cervical disc prolapse with radiculopathy202733008
- Cervical disc prolapse with root compression202733008
- Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy202757008
- Prolapsed cervical intervertebral disc240215009
- Radiculopathy due to intervertebral disc disorder789017006
- Neuritis due to displacement of intervertebral disc1145213009
- Radiculitis due to displacement of intervertebral disc1145215002
- Brachial neuritis due to displacement of cervical intervertebral disc1145216001
- Radiculitis due to displacement of cervical intervertebral disc1145217005
- Brachial neuritis due to rupture of cervical intervertebral disc1145219008
- Radiculitis due to rupture of cervical intervertebral disc1145220002
- Neuritis due to rupture of intervertebral disc1145222005
- Neuritis due to rupture of cervical intervertebral disc1145225007
- Radiculitis due to rupture of intervertebral disc1145244000
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for cervical disc disorder w radiculopathy, unsp cervical region?
The ICD-10-CM code for cervical disc disorder w radiculopathy, unsp cervical region is M50.10. The full clinical description is "Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region". M50.10 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M50.10 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M50.10 represents "Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified 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 M50.10 a billable code?
Yes, M50.10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M50.10 in?
M50.10 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M50.10?
M50.10 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 SNOMED CT codes does M50.10 map to?
M50.10 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 1145216001, 1145219008, 202757008, 202733008, 95671001, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M50.10?
M50.10 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2895367. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.