M50 is the ICD-10 code for Cervical disc disorders. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block M50–M54 (Other dorsopathies) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIII · M00–M99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What M50 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- cervical disc disorders with cervicalgia
- cervicothoracic disc disorders
Subcodes of M50
M50 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DM50Sygdomme i halshvirvelsøjlens båndskiver
M50Kaularangan välilevysairaudet
M50Zervikale Bandscheibenschäden
M50Atteintes des disques cervicaux
M50aandoeningen van cervicale tussenwervelschijf
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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