Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Other cervical disc disorders
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2023For 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 · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2023
Effective from
Other cervical disc disorders
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CDC/NCHS · FY2023| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| 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 | No tabular change |
| 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 |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M50.80Other cervical disc disorders, unspecified cervical regionBillable / specificM50.81Other cervical disc disorders, high cervical regionBillable / specificM50.82Other cervical disc disorders, mid-cervical regionCategory · further specificity requiredM50.83Other cervical disc disorders, cervicothoracic regionBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M50.0 | Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy | Category · further specificity required |
| M50.1 | Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy | Category · further specificity required |
| M50.2 | Other cervical disc displacement | Category · further specificity required |
| M50.3 | Other cervical disc degeneration | Category · further specificity required |
| M50.9 | Cervical disc disorder, unspecified | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗