M50.0Non-billable
Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy
Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Coding Guidance
M50.0 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 cervical disc disease
cervical disc disease
View TemplatesCervical Disc Disorder
View documentation for cervical disc disorder
cervical disc disorder
View TemplatesCervical Disc Disorder
View documentation for cervical herniation
cervical herniation
View TemplatesCervical Intervertebral Disc Disorder
View documentation for cervical spine herniated disc
cervical spine herniated disc
View TemplatesCervical Disc Disorder
View documentation for cord compression
cord compression
View TemplatesCompression of spinal cord
View documentation for disc herniation
disc herniation
View TemplatesIntervertebral Disc Disorder
View documentation for spinal cord compression
spinal cord compression
View TemplatesSpinal Cord Compression
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