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M50.02
Non-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

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Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

View documentation for cervical cord compression with myelopathy
cervical cord compression with myelopathy
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Cervical Cord Compression with Myelopathy

View documentation for cervical discogenic disease
cervical discogenic disease
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Cervical Disc Disorder

View documentation for cervical discopathy
cervical discopathy
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Cervical Intervertebral Disc Disorders

View documentation for cervical laminectomy
cervical laminectomy
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Cervical 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.

Includes

2 items

From M50:

  • cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
  • cervicothoracic disc disorders

Excludes2

10 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)

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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