M54.6
BillablePain in thoracic spine
Pain in thoracic spine
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
- Facet joint pain247369005
- Facet joint syndrome247369005
- Pain of facet joint247369005
- Pain of zygapophyseal joint247369005
- Pain in thoracic spine267981009
- Acute thoracic back pain279035001
- Myofascial pain syndrome of thorax279036000
- Thoracic myofascial pain syndrome279036000
- Thoracic trigger point syndrome279036000
- Thoracic back pain279038004
- Myofascial pain279062009
- Soft tissue rheumatism279062009
- Thoracic facet joint pain298254008
- Thoracic facet syndrome298254008
- Tenderness of dorsal spine298578004
- Tenderness of thoracic spine298578004
- Pain on movement of thoracic spine298579007
- MPS - myofascial pain syndrome726531007
- Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome726531007
- Myofascial pain syndrome726531007
- Myofascial trigger point syndrome726531007
- Chronic chest pain434011000124101
- Chronic thoracic back pain136791000119103
- Pain of joint of spine87381000119101
- Pain of vertebral joint87381000119101
- Vertebral joint pain87381000119101
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pain in thoracic spine?
The ICD-10-CM code for pain in thoracic spine is M54.6. The full clinical description is "Pain in thoracic spine". M54.6 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M54.6 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M54.6 represents "Pain in thoracic spine". 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 M54.6 a billable code?
Yes, M54.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M54.6 in?
M54.6 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M54.6?
M54.6 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 M54.6 map to?
M54.6 maps to 13 SNOMED CT concepts: 279035001, 434011000124101, 136791000119103, 247369005, 726531007, and 8 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M54.6?
M54.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0677061. 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.