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M54.5 is a non-billable ICD-10 code for Low back pain. It should not be used for HIPAA-covered transactions as a more specific code is available to choose from below. lumbago due to intervertebral disc displacement ( M51.2 -) A more specific code should be selected.
M54.5 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of low back pain. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
ICD-10 Code for Pain in thoracic spine- M54. 6- Codify by AAPC.
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.
5 – Low Back Pain. ICD-Code M54. 5 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of chronic low back pain.
ICD-10 code M54. 5, low back pain, effective October 1, 2021. That means providers cannot use 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.
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.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M54. 5 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M54.
Category G89 includes codes for acute pain, chronic pain, and neoplasm-related pain, as well as codes for two pain syndromes. In order for you to assign these codes, the physician must document that the pain is acute, chronic, or neoplasm-related.
Mechanical low back pain refers to back pain that arises intrinsically from the spine, intervertebral disks, or surrounding soft tissues.