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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M53.2 Spinal instabilities

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M53.2 is the ICD-10 code for Spinal instabilities. It is a four-character subcategory of M53 (Other dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M50–M54 (Other dorsopathies) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIII · M00–M99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

M53.2 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

M53.2Instabilitet i kotpelaren

NorwayICD-10-NO

M53.2Spinal instabilitet

  • M53.20Spinal instabilitet i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
  • M53.21Spinal instabilitet i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
  • M53.22Spinal instabilitet i cervikalregionen
  • M53.23Spinal instabilitet i cervikotorakalregionen
  • M53.24Spinal instabilitet i torakalregionen
  • M53.25Spinal instabilitet i torakolumbalregionen
  • M53.26Spinal instabilitet i lumbalregionen
  • M53.27Spinal instabilitet i lumbosakralregionen
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM532Instabilitet i rygsøjlen

  • DM532ALuxatio spontanea sacroiliaca
FinlandICD-10-FI

M53.2Selkärangan yliliikkuvuus

GermanyICD-10-GM

M53.2Instabilität der Wirbelsäule

FranceICD-10-FR

M53.2Instabilités vertébrales

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M53.2instabiliteit van wervelkolom

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • 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
  • and 1 more national subcodes

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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