M54.1

Radiculopathy

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

M54M54.1

Chapter: 13. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Section: M50-M54 - Other dorsopathies

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

Brachial neuritis or radiculitis NOS
Lumbar neuritis or radiculitis NOS
Lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis NOS
Thoracic neuritis or radiculitis NOS
Radiculitis NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with M54.1

M79.2 - neuralgia and neuritis NOS (M79.2)
M50.1 - radiculopathy with cervical disc disorder (M50.1)
radiculopathy with lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)
radiculopathy with spondylosis (M47.2-)

Specific Codes (9)

M54.10Billable

Radiculopathy, site unspecified

M54.11Billable

Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region

M54.12Billable

Radiculopathy, cervical region

M54.13Billable

Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region

M54.14Billable

Radiculopathy, thoracic region

M54.15Billable

Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region

M54.16Billable

Radiculopathy, lumbar region

M54.17Billable

Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region

M54.18Billable

Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

Related Codes

M54.0Category

Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back

M54.2Billable

Cervicalgia

M54.3Category

Sciatica

M54.4Category

Lumbago with sciatica

M54.5Category

Low back pain

M54.6Billable

Pain in thoracic spine

M54.8Category

Other dorsalgia

M54.9Billable

Dorsalgia, unspecified