M50.12 is a non-billable ICD-10 code for Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, mid-cervical region. It should not be used for HIPAA-covered transactions as a more specific code is available to choose from below. A more specific code should be selected.
What is Cervical Disc Protrusion?
Sometimes headaches result from cervical degenerative disc problems. Cervical disc disorders if advanced enough are diagnosable on plain x-ray, which shows collapse or reduction in the height of the disc and possible bone spurs and bony end plate changes. An MRI is most useful diagnostic imaging for these conditions.
Symptoms of a Cervical Herniated Disc
Cervical spondylosis is a general term for age-related wear and tear affecting the spinal disks in your neck. As the disks dehydrate and shrink, signs of osteoarthritis develop, including bony projections along the edges of bones (bone spurs). Cervical spondylosis is very common and worsens with age.
ICD-10 Code for Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region- M50. 10- Codify by AAPC.
M50. 222 - Other cervical disc displacement at C5-C6 level | ICD-10-CM.
Code M54. 2 is the diagnosis code used for Cervicalgia (Neck Pain).
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Radiculopathy, site unspecified M54. 10 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. 10 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Spondylosis. Spondylosis (degeneration) of the C5-C6 vertebrae and intervertebral disc occurs at a higher rate compared to other cervical vertebrae. 3. Spondylosis usually results in the formation of bone spurs (osteophytes), eventually leading to stenosis or narrowing of the intervertebral foramina or spinal canal.
1- subcategory, part of the block M50-M54, Other Dorsopathies.M54.1 Radiculopathy.M54.10 Radiculopathy, site unspecified.M54.11 Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region.M54.12 Radiculopathy, cervical region.M54.13 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region.More items...•
Cervical radiculopathy is often caused by "wear and tear" changes that occur in the spine as we age, such as arthritis. In younger people, it is most often caused by a sudden injury that results in a herniated disk. In some cases, however, there is no traumatic episode associated with the onset of symptoms.
ICD-10 | Cervicalgia (M54. 2)
Example: M54. 12 is cervical radiculopathy. Your exam findings should include the following: Subjective: Neck pain, radiating pain into upper extremity, numbness, tingling. Ortho: Jackson compression, valsalva, foraminal compression, spurling, shoulder depression, shoulder abduction, decreased ROM.
[4] Cervical disc herniation is the result of the displacement of the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc, which may result in impingement of these traversing nerves as they exit the neural foramen or directly compressing the spinal cord contained within the spinal canal.
6: Pain in thoracic spine.