M53 Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified

Category / Non-billable header 25 subcodes

Block: Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
M53..0 Cervicocranial syndrome Yes
M53..1 Cervicobrachial syndrome Yes
M53..2 Spinal instabilities No
M53..2X Spinal instabilities No
M53..2X1 Spinal instabilities, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M53..2X2 Spinal instabilities, cervical region Yes
M53..2X3 Spinal instabilities, cervicothoracic region Yes
M53..2X4 Spinal instabilities, thoracic region Yes
M53..2X5 Spinal instabilities, thoracolumbar region Yes
M53..2X6 Spinal instabilities, lumbar region Yes
M53..2X7 Spinal instabilities, lumbosacral region Yes
M53..2X8 Spinal instabilities, sacral and sacrococcygeal region Yes
M53..2X9 Spinal instabilities, site unspecified Yes
M53..3 Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified Yes
M53..8 Other specified dorsopathies No
M53..80 Other specified dorsopathies, site unspecified Yes
M53..81 Other specified dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M53..82 Other specified dorsopathies, cervical region Yes
M53..83 Other specified dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region Yes
M53..84 Other specified dorsopathies, thoracic region Yes
M53..85 Other specified dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region Yes
M53..86 Other specified dorsopathies, lumbar region Yes
M53..87 Other specified dorsopathies, lumbosacral region Yes
M53..88 Other specified dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region Yes
M53..9 Dorsopathy, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026