ICD-10-CM category
M53 Other dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified
M53 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 22 complete codes below.
Codes in M53
- M53.0Cervicocranial syndrome
- M53.1Cervicobrachial syndrome
- M53.2X1Spinal instabilities, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M53.2X2Spinal instabilities, cervical region
- M53.2X3Spinal instabilities, cervicothoracic region
- M53.2X4Spinal instabilities, thoracic region
- M53.2X5Spinal instabilities, thoracolumbar region
- M53.2X6Spinal instabilities, lumbar region
- M53.2X7Spinal instabilities, lumbosacral region
- M53.2X8Spinal instabilities, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M53.2X9Spinal instabilities, site unspecified
- M53.3Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified
- M53.80Other specified dorsopathies, site unspecified
- M53.81Other specified dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M53.82Other specified dorsopathies, cervical region
- M53.83Other specified dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region
- M53.84Other specified dorsopathies, thoracic region
- M53.85Other specified dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region
- M53.86Other specified dorsopathies, lumbar region
- M53.87Other specified dorsopathies, lumbosacral region
- M53.88Other specified dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M53.9Dorsopathy, unspecified
Outside the US? M53 in the international WHO ICD-10 lists its inclusion and exclusion notes.
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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