ICD-10 diagnosis code

M53 Other dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified

M53 is the ICD-10 code for Other dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified. 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

Subcodes of M53

M53 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

M53Andra ryggsjukdomar som ej klassificeras på annan plats

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM53Andre ryglidelser IKA

FinlandICD-10-FI

M53Muualla luokittamattomat muut selkäsairaudet

GermanyICD-10-GM

M53Sonstige Krankheiten der Wirbelsäule und des Rückens, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

M53Autres dorsopathies, non classées ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M53overige dorsopathieën, niet elders geclassificeerd

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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