M54.5Non-billable
Low back pain
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5 items
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Coding Guidance
M54.5 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
Acute on Chronic Back Pain
Spondylosis and Osteoarthritis of the Spine
Back Injury
Pregnancy-related low back pain
Dorsalgia
Pain, unspecified
Chiropractic Subluxation
Intervertebral Disc Bulge
Dorsalgia
Facet Syndrome
Intractable Pain
Low Back Injury
Muscle Spasm of Back
Lumbalgia
Myalgia
Musculoskeletal Pain
M79.652 - Pain in left thigh
Physical Therapy
Spinal Pain
Spinal Pain
Thoracolumbar Pain
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:
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10 items
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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