Radiculopathy, lumbar region 1 M54.16 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM M54.16 became effective on October 1, 2018. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M54.16 - other international versions of ICD-10 M54.16 may differ.
If you follow the index, it leads to just the one code for all of it, M51.16. Unfortunately, ICD-10 does not use the term "Herniation" for intervertebral disc disorders. It uses "Displacement" instead.
Lumbar Disc Herniation and Lumbar Radiculopathy First understand that ICD-10 uses “displacement” to describe “herniation”. In this case, M51.26 Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region is the most specific. Jun 9, 2017
M51.26 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 M51.26 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M51.26 - other international versions of ICD-10 M51.26 may differ. cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders ( M50.-)
Radiculopathy, lumbar region M54. 16 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. 16 became effective on October 1, 2021.
M51. 16 - Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region | ICD-10-CM.
26 - Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region.
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ICD-10 Code for Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region- M51. 16- Codify by AAPC.
The herniated disc, or displaced disc, can compress a nerve exiting the spine (branch of the spinal cord). When disc herniation leads to compression of an exiting nerve, this condition is referred to as radiculopathy.
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.
"A bulging disc is like letting air out of a car tire. The disc sags and looks like it is bulging outward. With a herniated disc, the outer covering of the disc has a hole or tear. This causes the nucleus pulposus (jelly-like center of the disc) to leak into the spinal canal."
ICD-10 Code for Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbar region- M47. 26- Codify by AAPC.
Radiculopathy describes a range of symptoms produced by the pinching of a nerve root in the spinal column. The pinched nerve can occur at different areas along the spine (cervical, thoracic or lumbar). Symptoms of radiculopathy vary by location but frequently include pain, weakness, numbness and tingling.
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...•
The current code, M54. 5 (Low back pain), will be expanded into three more specific codes: M54. 50 (Low back pain, unspecified)