M54.3Non-billable
Sciatica
Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Excludes1
5 items
Excludes1
- •intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with lower extremity pain only (M51.361)
- •intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with lower extremity pain only (M51.371)
- •lesion of sciatic nerve (G57.0)
- •sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)
- •sciatica with lumbago (M54.4-)
Coding Guidance
M54.3 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 buttock pain
buttock pain
View TemplatesButtock Pain
View documentation for sciatic
sciatic
View TemplatesSciatica
View documentation for sciatic nerve pain
sciatic nerve pain
View TemplatesSciatica
View documentation for sciatica pain
sciatica pain
View TemplatesSciatica
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:
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
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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