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M53.0

Billable

Cervicocranial syndrome

Cervicocranial syndrome

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

M50-M54

Parent Code

M53

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Posterior cervical sympathetic syndrome

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

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M53.0?

ICD-10-CM code M53.0 represents "Cervicocranial syndrome". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is M53.0 a billable code?

Yes, M53.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is M53.0 in?

M53.0 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M53.0?

M53.0 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 SNOMED CT codes does M53.0 map to?

M53.0 maps to 1 SNOMED CT concept: 17300000. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M53.0?

M53.0 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0376378, C2355645. 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.