M54.5
Non-billableLow back pain
Low back pain
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)
- current injury - see injury of spine by body region
- discitis NOS (M46.4-)
- psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)
- intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only (M51.360)
- intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain only (M51.370)
- low back strain (S39.012)
- lumbago due to intervertebral disc displacement (M51.2-)
- lumbago with sciatica (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)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Ache, Low BackC0024031
- Aches, Low BackC0024031
- Back Ache, LowC0024031
- Back Aches, LowC0024031
- Back Pain, LowC0024031
- Back Pain, LowerC0024031
- Back Pains, LowC0024031
- Back Pains, LowerC0024031
- Backache, LowC0024031
- Backaches, LowC0024031
- LBP - Low back painC0024031
- Low Back AcheC0024031
- Low Back AchesC0024031
- Low Back PainC0024031
- Low Back PainsC0024031
- Low BackacheC0024031
- Low BackachesC0024031
- Low back acheC0024031
- Low back painC0024031
- Low back pain (finding)C0024031
- Low back syndromeC0024031
- Lower Back PainC0024031
- Lower Back PainsC0024031
- Lower back painC0024031
- LumbagoC0024031
- Lumbago NOSC0024031
- LumbalgiaC0024031
- Lumbar painC0024031
- Nonspecific pain in the lumbar regionC0024031
- Pain, Low BackC0024031
- Pain, Lower BackC0024031
- Pains, Low BackC0024031
- Pains, Lower BackC0024031
- low back painC0024031
- low back painsC0024031
- low backacheC0024031
- lower back painC0024031
- lower back painsC0024031
- lumbagoC0024031
- lumbalgiaC0024031
- lumbar painC0024031
- lumbar painsC0024031
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M54.5?
ICD-10-CM code M54.5 represents "Low back pain". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is M54.5 a billable code?
No, M54.5 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under M54.5.
What chapter is M54.5 in?
M54.5 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M54.5?
M54.5 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 are the subcategories under M54.5?
M54.5 has 3 child codes, including: M54.50 (Low back pain, unspecified), M54.51 (Vertebrogenic low back pain), M54.59 (Other low back pain).
What are the UMLS CUIs for M54.5?
M54.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0024031. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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