ICD-10-CM category
M54 Dorsalgia
M54 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 33 complete codes below.
Codes in M54
- M54.00Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, site unspecified
- M54.01Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M54.02Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervical region
- M54.03Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervicothoracic region
- M54.04Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracic region
- M54.05Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracolumbar region
- M54.06Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbar region
- M54.07Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbosacral region
- M54.08Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M54.09Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine
- M54.10Radiculopathy, site unspecified
- M54.11Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M54.12Radiculopathy, cervical region
- M54.13Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M54.14Radiculopathy, thoracic region
- M54.15Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M54.16Radiculopathy, lumbar region
- M54.17Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
- M54.18Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M54.2Cervicalgia
- M54.30Sciatica, unspecified side
- M54.31Sciatica, right side
- M54.32Sciatica, left side
- M54.40Lumbago with sciatica, unspecified side
- M54.41Lumbago with sciatica, right side
- M54.42Lumbago with sciatica, left side
- M54.50Low back pain, unspecified
- M54.51Vertebrogenic low back pain
- M54.59Other low back pain
- M54.6Pain in thoracic spine
- M54.81Occipital neuralgia
- M54.89Other dorsalgia
- M54.9Dorsalgia, unspecified
Outside the US? M54 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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