M50.8

Other cervical disc disorders

Non-billable header

M50.8 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

  • M50Cervical disc disordersHeader

More specific codes M50.8

  • M50.80Other cervical disc disorders, unspecified cervical regionBillable
  • M50.81Other cervical disc disorders, high cervical regionBillable
  • M50.82Other cervical disc disorders, mid-cervical regionHeader
  • M50.83Other cervical disc disorders, cervicothoracic regionBillable

Related codes

  • M50.0Cervical disc disorder with myelopathyHeader
  • M50.1Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathyHeader
  • M50.2Other cervical disc displacementHeader
  • M50.3Other cervical disc degenerationHeader
  • M50.9Cervical disc disorder, unspecifiedHeader

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