FY2025
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Low back pain, unspecified
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)
Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2021-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2025
Effective from
Low back pain, unspecified
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | Added |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)
Historical assignments from the CDC conversion table support data retrieval. They do not authorize substituting a previous code for the current code.
Previous assignment: M54.5
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M54.51 | Vertebrogenic low back pain | Billable / specific |
| M54.59 | Other low back pain | Billable / specific |
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