M54.30
BillableSciatica, unspecified side
Sciatica, unspecified side
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)
- intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with lower extremity pain only (M51.361)
- intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with lower extremity pain only (M51.371)
- lesion of sciatic nerve (G57.0)
- sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)
- sciatica with lumbago (M54.4-)
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
- Cotugno's diseaseC0036396
- IschialgiaC0036396
- Neuralgia, SciaticC0036396
- Neuralgia-neuritis of sciatic nerveC0036396
- Neuralgias, SciaticC0036396
- Sciatic NeuralgiaC0036396
- Sciatic NeuralgiasC0036396
- Sciatic neuralgiaC0036396
- SciaticaC0036396
- Sciatica (disorder)C0036396
- Sciatica neuralgiaC0036396
- Sciatica, unspecified sideC0036396
- ischiaC0036396
- ischialgiaC0036396
- ischiasC0036396
- sciatic neuralgiaC0036396
- sciaticaC0036396
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for sciatica, unspecified side?
The ICD-10-CM code for sciatica, unspecified side is M54.30. The full clinical description is "Sciatica, unspecified side". M54.30 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M54.30 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M54.30 represents "Sciatica, unspecified side". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M54.30 a billable code?
Yes, M54.30 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M54.30 in?
M54.30 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M54.30?
M54.30 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 5 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does M54.30 map to?
M54.30 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 307176005, 307177001, 23056005, 54314008. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M54.30?
M54.30 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0036396. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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