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M54.1

Non-billable

Radiculopathy

Radiculopathy

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

9

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Brachial neuritis or radiculitis NOS
  • Lumbar neuritis or radiculitis NOS
  • Lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis NOS
  • Thoracic neuritis or radiculitis NOS
  • Radiculitis NOS

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)
  • neuralgia and neuritis NOS (M79.2)
  • radiculopathy with cervical disc disorder (M50.1)
  • radiculopathy with lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)
  • radiculopathy with spondylosis (M47.2-)

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 (9)

M54.10

Radiculopathy, site unspecified

BillableM54.11

Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region

BillableM54.12

Radiculopathy, cervical region

BillableM54.13

Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region

BillableM54.14

Radiculopathy, thoracic region

BillableM54.15

Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region

BillableM54.16

Radiculopathy, lumbar region

BillableM54.17

Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region

BillableM54.18

Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M54.1?

ICD-10-CM code M54.1 represents "Radiculopathy". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is M54.1 a billable code?

No, M54.1 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under M54.1.

What chapter is M54.1 in?

M54.1 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M54.1?

M54.1 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 4 more.

What are the subcategories under M54.1?

M54.1 has 9 child codes, including: M54.10 (Radiculopathy, site unspecified), M54.11 (Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region), M54.12 (Radiculopathy, cervical region), M54.13 (Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region), and 5 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M54.1?

M54.1 is linked to 6 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1442952, C0034544, C2895416, C2895417, C0700594, and 1 more. 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.