M54.9 is the ICD-10 code for Dorsalgia, unspecified. 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 M54.9 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
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M54.9 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M54.9Uspesifisert ryggsmerte
- M54.90Uspesifisert ryggsmerte i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
- M54.91Uspesifisert ryggsmerte i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
- M54.92Uspesifisert ryggsmerte i cervikalregionen
- M54.93Uspesifisert ryggsmerte i cervikotorakalregionen
- M54.94Uspesifisert ryggsmerte i torakalregionen
- M54.95Uspesifisert ryggsmerte i torakolumbalregionen
- M54.96Uspesifisert ryggsmerte i lumbalregionen
- M54.97Uspesifisert ryggsmerte i lumbosakralregionen
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM549Rygsmerter UNS
M54.9Määrittämätön selkäsärky
M54.9Rückenschmerzen, nicht näher bezeichnet
M54.9Dorsalgie, sans précision
M54.9dorsalgie, niet-gespecificeerd
M54.9Dorsalgia, unspecified
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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