M54.51
BillableVertebrogenic low back pain
Vertebrogenic low back pain
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Low back vertebral endplate pain
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Facet joint pain247369005
- Facet joint syndrome247369005
- Pain of facet joint247369005
- Pain of zygapophyseal joint247369005
- Pain in lumbar spine267982002
- CLBP - chronic low back pain278860009
- Chronic low back pain278860009
- Mechanical low back pain279040009
- Lumbar facet syndrome279063004
- Facet syndrome of lumbar spine279063004
- Lumbar facet joint pain279063004
- Lumbar zygapophysial joint pain279063004
- Tenderness of region of lumbar spine298673002
- Lumbar spine painful on movement298674008
- Pain on movement of lumbar spine298674008
- Pain of joint of spine87381000119101
- Pain of vertebral joint87381000119101
- Vertebral joint pain87381000119101
- Vertebrogenic low back pain616839841000119101
- Vertebrogenic pain of lumbar region of back616839841000119101
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for vertebrogenic low back pain?
The ICD-10-CM code for vertebrogenic low back pain is M54.51. The full clinical description is "Vertebrogenic low back pain". M54.51 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M54.51 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M54.51 represents "Vertebrogenic low back pain". 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 M54.51 a billable code?
Yes, M54.51 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M54.51 in?
M54.51 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M54.51?
M54.51 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 M54.51 map to?
M54.51 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 279063004, 278860009, 247369005, 298674008, 279040009, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M54.51?
M54.51 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C5539356, C5539195. 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.