M50.02

Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region

Non-billable header

M50.02 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M50)

  • cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
  • cervicothoracic disc disorders
  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • current injury - see injury of spine by body region (from M50)
  • discitis NOS (M46.4-) (from M50)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M50)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M50)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M50)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M50)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M50)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M50)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M50)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M50)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M50)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M50)

Parent code

  • M50.0Cervical disc disorder with myelopathyHeader

More specific codes M50.02

  • M50.020Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region, unspecified levelBillable
  • M50.021Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with myelopathyBillable
  • M50.022Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with myelopathyBillable
  • M50.023Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with myelopathyBillable

Related codes

  • M50.00Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified cervical regionBillable
  • M50.01Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical regionBillable
  • M50.03Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, cervicothoracic regionBillable

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