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M50.12
Non-billable

Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, mid-cervical region

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Coding Guidance

M50.12 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

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Cervical Spondylosis

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bulging cervical disc
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Cervical Disc Disorder

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cervical degenerative disc disease
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Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease

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cervical disc bulge
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Cervical Intervertebral Disc Disorder

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cervical disc herniation
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Cervical Intervertebral Disc Disorder

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cervical discectomy
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Cervical Discectomy

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cervical discogenic disease
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Cervical Disc Disorder

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cervical spine pain
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Cervical Spine Pain

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.

Includes

2 items

From M50:

  • cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
  • cervicothoracic disc disorders

Excludes2

11 items

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-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • 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)

From M50.1:

  • brachial radiculitis NOS (M54.13)

Notes

1 item

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
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