M54.2
BillableCervicalgia
Cervicalgia
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Cervico-occipital neuralgia71760005
- Occipital neuralgia71760005
- Cervical pain81680005
- Cervicalgia81680005
- Neck ache81680005
- Neck pain81680005
- Nonspecific pain in the neck region81680005
- Painful neck81680005
- Cervical spinous process tenderness102554000
- Tenderness of spinous process of cervical vertebra102554000
- Neck pain aggravated by recumbency102555004
- Crick in neck161882006
- NS - Neck stiffness161882006
- Neck stiffness161882006
- Stiff neck161882006
- Facet joint pain247369005
- Facet joint syndrome247369005
- Pain of facet joint247369005
- Pain of zygapophyseal joint247369005
- Neurologic deficit264552009
- Neurological deficit264552009
- Bone tenderness278997003
- Tenderness of bone278997003
- Pain in cervical spine279029001
- Cervical myofascial pain syndrome279030006
- Cervical trigger point syndrome279030006
- Myofascial pain syndrome of neck279030006
- Myofascial pain279062009
- Soft tissue rheumatism279062009
- Nuchal pain297128006
- Cervical facet joint pain298253002
- Facet syndrome of cervical spine298253002
- Finding of sensation of musculoskeletal structure of neck298476002
- Observation of sensation of musculoskeletal structure of neck298476002
- Cervical spine tender298477006
- Cervical spine painful on movement298478001
- Pain on movement of cervical spine298478001
- Pain of endocrine structure301363002
- Pain of head and neck region301365009
- Tenderness of endocrine structure301398004
- Tenderness of head and neck region301401001
- Finding of sensation of thyroid gland302071006
- Observation of sensation of thyroid gland302071006
- Pain in thyroid302072004
- Tenderness of thyroid302073009
- Tenderness of neck309522006
- Axis pressure pain416562001
- Pain radiating to neck427310006
- Neck pain co-occurrent with neck stiffness following whiplash injury to neck725009002
- Neck pain co-occurrent with tenderness of neck following whiplash injury to neck725010007
- Neck pain co-occurrent with neurological deficit following whiplash injury to neck725011006
- MPS - myofascial pain syndrome726531007
- Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome726531007
- Myofascial pain syndrome726531007
- Myofascial trigger point syndrome726531007
- Chronic primary musculoskeletal pain762591005
- Myofascial neck pain1162314004
- Chronic neck pain1121000119107
- Chronic neck pain for greater than 3 months674051000119103
- Chronic primary cervical pain38741000087105
- Pain of joint of spine87381000119101
- Pain of vertebral joint87381000119101
- Vertebral joint pain87381000119101
UMLS
- Neck acheC0007859
- Neck painC0007859
- Ache, NeckC0007859
- Aches, NeckC0007859
- Cervical PainC0007859
- Cervical PainsC0007859
- Cervical painC0007859
- CervicalgiaC0007859
- CervicalgiasC0007859
- CervicodyniaC0007859
- CervicodyniasC0007859
- Neck AcheC0007859
- Neck AchesC0007859
- Neck PainC0007859
- Neck PainsC0007859
- Neck pain (finding)C0007859
- NeckacheC0007859
- NeckachesC0007859
- Nonspecific pain in the neck regionC0007859
- NuchalgiaC0007859
- Pain In NeckC0007859
- Pain neckC0007859
- Pain, CervicalC0007859
- Pain, NeckC0007859
- Painful neckC0007859
- Pains, CervicalC0007859
- Pains, NeckC0007859
- cervical painC0007859
- cervicalgiaC0007859
- cervicodyniaC0007859
- neck acheC0007859
- neck achesC0007859
- neck painC0007859
- neckacheC0007859
- pain in neckC0007859
- painful neckC0007859
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M54.2?
ICD-10-CM code M54.2 represents "Cervicalgia". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M54.2 a billable code?
Yes, M54.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M54.2 in?
M54.2 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M54.2?
M54.2 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 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does M54.2 map to?
M54.2 maps to 36 SNOMED CT concepts: 416562001, 278997003, 298253002, 279030006, 81680005, and 31 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M54.2?
M54.2 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0007859. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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