M54 Dorsalgia

Category / Non-billable header 39 subcodes

Block: Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)

Subcodes

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

Code Description Billable
M54..0 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back No
M54..00 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, site unspecified Yes
M54..01 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M54..02 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervical region Yes
M54..03 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervicothoracic region Yes
M54..04 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracic region Yes
M54..05 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracolumbar region Yes
M54..06 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbar region Yes
M54..07 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbosacral region Yes
M54..08 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, sacral and sacrococcygeal region Yes
M54..09 Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine Yes
M54..1 Radiculopathy No
M54..10 Radiculopathy, site unspecified Yes
M54..11 Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M54..12 Radiculopathy, cervical region Yes
M54..13 Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region Yes
M54..14 Radiculopathy, thoracic region Yes
M54..15 Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region Yes
M54..16 Radiculopathy, lumbar region Yes
M54..17 Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region Yes
M54..18 Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region Yes
M54..2 Cervicalgia Yes
M54..3 Sciatica No
M54..30 Sciatica, unspecified side Yes
M54..31 Sciatica, right side Yes
M54..32 Sciatica, left side Yes
M54..4 Lumbago with sciatica No
M54..40 Lumbago with sciatica, unspecified side Yes
M54..41 Lumbago with sciatica, right side Yes
M54..42 Lumbago with sciatica, left side Yes
M54..5 Low back pain No
M54..50 Low back pain, unspecified Yes
M54..51 Vertebrogenic low back pain Yes
M54..59 Other low back pain Yes
M54..6 Pain in thoracic spine Yes
M54..8 Other dorsalgia No
M54..81 Occipital neuralgia Yes
M54..89 Other dorsalgia Yes
M54..9 Dorsalgia, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026