M50.02Non-billable
Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region
Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Coding Guidance
M50.02 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for acdf
acdf
View TemplatesAnterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
View documentation for cervical cord compression with myelopathy
cervical cord compression with myelopathy
View TemplatesCervical Cord Compression with Myelopathy
View documentation for cervical discogenic disease
cervical discogenic disease
View TemplatesCervical Disc Disorder
View documentation for cervical discopathy
cervical discopathy
View TemplatesCervical Intervertebral Disc Disorders
View documentation for cervical laminectomy
cervical laminectomy
View TemplatesCervical Laminectomy
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Includes
2 items
Includes
From M50:
- •cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
- •cervicothoracic disc disorders
Excludes2
10 items
Excludes2
From M00-M99:
- •arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- •neoplasms (C00-D49)
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
1 item
Notes
From M00-M99:
- •Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition