M54.5 is the ICD-10 code for Low back pain. 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 M54.5 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Loin pain
- Low back strain
- Lumbago NOS
What M54.5 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
M54.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M54.5Lumbago
M54.5Lumbago
DM545Lændesmerter UNS
M54.5Lanneselän kipu
M54.5Kreuzschmerz
M54.5Lombalgie basse
M54.5lage rugpijn
Listed through more specific codes:
- M54.50Low back pain, unspecified
- M54.51Vertebrogenic low back pain
- M54.59Other low back pain
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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