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S39. 012A - Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back [initial encounter]. ICD-10-CM.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M54. 1 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M54.
S39. 012, Low back strain. M51.
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.
ICD-Code M54. 3 is a non-billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Sciatica.
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.
Diagnosis of Lumbar Radiculopathy A radiculopathy is caused by compression, inflammation and/or injury to a spinal nerve root in the low back. Causes of this type of pain, in the order of prevalence, include: Herniated disc with nerve compression - by far the most common cause of radiculopathy.
ICD-10 allows coding of radiculopathy with increased specificity. The radiculopathy ICD-10 codes are found in the M54. 1- subcategory, part of the block M50-M54, Other Dorsopathies. As radiculopathy is a general term for spinal nerve root problems, the M54.
The current code, M54. 5 (Low back pain), will be expanded into three more specific codes: M54. 50 (Low back pain, unspecified)
1, the International Classification of Diseases code for low back pain — M54. 5 — will no longer exist in the ICD-10 listings. The more general code is being replaced by a series of codes related to LBP aimed at providing greater specificity around diagnosis.
9: Dorsalgia, unspecified.