A lumbosacral strain is a medical term for an injury that causes low back pain. Specifically, the lumbosacral area refers to the low back and exists between the bottom of the ribcage and the top of the buttocks. Generally speaking, a strain is defined as a tearing of muscles and tendons.
ICD-10 code M54. 5, low back pain, effective October 1, 2021. That means providers cannot use M54. 5 to specify a diagnosis on or after October 1—and existing patients with the M54.
4: Lumbago with sciatica.
M54. 5 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M54. 5 became effective on October 1, 2021.
M54. 9 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.
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.
ICD-10 code M54. 42 for Lumbago with sciatica, left side is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Dorsopathies .
Lumbago with sciatica, right side 41 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M54.
M54. 30 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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.
17: Radiculopathy Lumbosacral region.