Low back pain 1 M54.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM M54.5 became effective on October 1, 2019. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M54.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 M54.5 may differ.
M54.5 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. ICD-10-CM M54.5 is a new 2022 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2021.
lumbago due to intervertebral disc displacement (. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.2. Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code. Applicable To. Lumbago due to displacement of intervertebral disc.
M54. 50 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M54.
M54. 50 (Low back pain, unspecified) M54. 51 (Vertebrogenic low back pain)
6: Pain in thoracic spine.
Lumbago with sciatica, right side 41 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M54.
Mechanical means that the source of the pain may be in your spinal joints, discs, vertebrae, or soft tissues. Acute mechanical back pain may also be called acute low back pain, lumbago, idiopathic low back pain, lumbosacral strain or sprain, or lumbar syndrome.
For starters, dorsalgia is severe back pain, which could be coming from different parts of the spine. Depending on the specific section of the spine where the pain is coming from, there are six types of dorsalgia.
9: Dorsalgia, unspecified.
Dorsalgia means back or spine pain, including low back, mid back, and sciatic pain. It does not include pain related to scoliosis, lordosis, or other specifically classified conditions.
M54. 6 - Pain in thoracic spine. ICD-10-CM.
Sciatica – Pain which radiates down to one or both the legs from the lower back caused due to compression of the sciatic nerve by a herniated disk or a bone spur. Lumbago- The medical term for low back pain.
Chronic back pain – Back pain is said to be chronic if it is a constant nagging pain usually lasting for more than 3-6 months duration, which begins to affect the daily routine of the person.
Back pain being a symptom of an underlying disease in most cases is coded only in the absence of a confirmed diagnosis of an underlying condition like intervertebral disc disorders, traumatic disc fracture, muscle strain etc..