M54.4 is the ICD-10 code for Lumbago with sciatica. 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 M54.4 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- that due to intervertebral disc disorder M51.1
M54.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M54.4Lumbago med ischias
M54.4Lumbago med isjialgi
DM544Lændesmerter med ischias
M54.4Lanneselän kipu ja iskiaskipu
M54.4Lumboischialgie
M54.4Lumbago avec sciatique
M54.4lumbago met ischias
Listed through more specific codes:
- M54.40Lumbago with sciatica, unspecified side
- M54.41Lumbago with sciatica, right side
- M54.42Lumbago with sciatica, left side
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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