M54.0

Non-billable

Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back

Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

M50-M54

Parent Code

M54

Child Codes

10

Coding Notes

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-)
  • psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)
  • lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
  • panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
  • relapsing [Weber-Christian] panniculitis (M35.6)

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 (10)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M54.0?

ICD-10-CM code M54.0 represents "Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is M54.0 a billable code?

No, M54.0 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under M54.0.

What chapter is M54.0 in?

M54.0 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M54.0?

M54.0 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-); psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41); and 3 more.

What are the subcategories under M54.0?

M54.0 has 10 child codes, including: M54.00 (Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, site unsp), M54.01 (Panniculitis aff regions of neck/bk, occipt-atlan-ax region), M54.02 (Panniculitis affecting regions of neck/bk, cervical region), M54.03 (Panniculitis aff regions of neck/bk, cervicothor region), and 6 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M54.0?

M54.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494971. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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