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M54.1 Radiculopathy

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M54.1 is the ICD-10 code for Radiculopathy. It is a four-character subcategory of M54 (Dorsalgia), 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

What M54.1 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Neuritis or radiculitis:
    • brachial NOS
    • lumbar NOS
    • lumbosacral NOS
    • thoracic NOS
  • Radiculitis NOS

What M54.1 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • neuralgia and neuritis NOS M79.2
  • radiculopathy with:
    • cervical disc disorder M50.1
    • lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorder M51.1
    • spondylosis M47.2

M54.1 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

M54.1Radikulopati

NorwayICD-10-NO

M54.1Radikulopati

  • M54.10Radikulopati i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
  • M54.11Radikulopati i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
  • M54.12Radikulopati i cervikalregionen
  • M54.13Radikulopati i cervikotorakalregionen
  • M54.14Radikulopati i torakalregionen
  • M54.15Radikulopati i torakolumbalregionen
  • M54.16Radikulopati i lumbalregionen
  • M54.17Radikulopati i lumbosakralregionen
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM541Radikulopati UNS

  • DM541ARadiculitis lumbosacralis
  • DM541BRadiculitis lumbalis
  • DM541CRadiculitis brachialis
  • DM541DRadiculitis thoracalis
FinlandICD-10-FI

M54.1Hermojuuren sairaus

GermanyICD-10-GM

M54.1Radikulopathie

FranceICD-10-FR

M54.1Radiculopathie

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M54.1radiculopathie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • 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
  • 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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