M50.30
BillableOther cervical disc degeneration, unsp cervical region
Other cervical disc degeneration, 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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Degeneration of cervical intervertebral disc69195002
- Annular tear of cervical disc202745004
- Annular tear of disc240212007
- Tear of the annulus fibrosus of intervertebral disc240212007
- Prolapsed cervical intervertebral disc240215009
- Intervertebral disc degeneration of cervical spine without prolapsed disc724604003
- Prolapse of cervical intervertebral disc co-occurrent and due to degeneration735604001
- Prolapse of cervical intervertebral disc with degeneration735604001
- Degeneration of cervical intervertebral disc and osteophyte of cervical vertebra735605000
- Degeneration of cervical intervertebral disc co-occurrent with osteophyte of cervical vertebra735605000
- Rupture of cervical intervertebral disc1145242001
- Bone spur of vertebra316711000119106
- Osteophyte of vertebra316711000119106
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other cervical disc degeneration, unsp cervical region?
The ICD-10-CM code for other cervical disc degeneration, unsp cervical region is M50.30. The full clinical description is "Other cervical disc degeneration, unspecified cervical region". M50.30 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M50.30 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M50.30 represents "Other cervical disc degeneration, 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 M50.30 a billable code?
Yes, M50.30 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M50.30 in?
M50.30 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M50.30?
M50.30 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 M50.30 map to?
M50.30 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 202745004, 240212007, 316711000119106, 69195002, 735605000, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M50.30?
M50.30 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2895375. 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.