M54.10

Radiculopathy, site unspecified

Billable / specific

M54.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M54)

  • 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.

  • neuralgia and neuritis NOS (M79.2) (from M54.1)
  • radiculopathy with cervical disc disorder (M50.1) (from M54.1)
  • radiculopathy with lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-) (from M54.1)
  • radiculopathy with spondylosis (M47.2-) (from M54.1)
  • current injury - see injury of spine by body region (from M54)
  • discitis NOS (M46.4-) (from M54)
  • psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41) (from M54)

Excludes2

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

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M54)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M54)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M54)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M54)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M54)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M54)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M54)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M54)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M54)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M54)

Also known as

  • Radiculopathy

Parent code

Related codes

  • M54.11Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
  • M54.12Radiculopathy, cervical regionBillable
  • M54.13Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic regionBillable
  • M54.14Radiculopathy, thoracic regionBillable
  • M54.15Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar regionBillable
  • M54.16Radiculopathy, lumbar regionBillable
  • M54.17Radiculopathy, lumbosacral regionBillable
  • M54.18Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable

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