M54.0
Non-billablePanniculitis 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.
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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)
M54.00Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, site unsp
M54.01Panniculitis aff regions of neck/bk, occipt-atlan-ax region
M54.02Panniculitis affecting regions of neck/bk, cervical region
M54.03Panniculitis aff regions of neck/bk, cervicothor region
M54.04Panniculitis affecting regions of neck/bk, thoracic region
M54.05Panniculitis affecting regions of neck/bk, thoracolum region
M54.06Panniculitis affecting regions of neck/bk, lumbar region
M54.07Panniculitis affecting regions of neck/bk, lumbosacr region
M54.08Panniculitis aff regions of neck/bk, sacr/sacrocygl region
M54.09Panniculitis aff regions, neck/bk, multiple sites in spine
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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