M50 Cervical disc disorders

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Cervical disc disorders is M50 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
M50-M54: Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
Category M50
55 codes (42 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Includes
  • cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
  • cervicothoracic disc disorders

Official Coding Guidelines

Osteoporosis without pathological fracture (M81)

Category M81, Osteoporosis without current pathological fracture, is for use for patients with osteoporosis who do not currently have a pathologic fracture due to the osteoporosis, even if they have had a fracture in the past. For patients with a history of osteoporosis fractures, status code Z87.310, Personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture, should follow the code from M81.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.13.d.1
Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture (M80)

Category M80, Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, is for patients who have a current pathologic fracture at the time of an encounter. The codes under M80 identify the site of the fracture. A code from category M80, not a traumatic fracture code, should be used for any patient with known osteoporosis who suffers a fracture, even if the patient had a minor fall or trauma, if that fall or trauma would not usually break a normal, healthy bone.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.13.d.2

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

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Related Codes

More Specific Codes

M50.0 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy M50.1 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy M50.2 Other cervical disc displacement M50.3 Other cervical disc degeneration M50.8 Other cervical disc disorders M50.9 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified

All Codes in M50

Every most-specific code under M50 Cervical disc disorders (42 codes):

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M50.00 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified cervical region M50.01 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region M50.020 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region, unspecified level M50.021 Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with myelopathy M50.022 Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with myelopathy M50.023 Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with myelopathy M50.03 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region M50.10 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region M50.11 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, high cervical region M50.120 Mid-cervical disc disorder, unspecified level M50.121 Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with radiculopathy M50.122 Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with radiculopathy M50.123 Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with radiculopathy M50.13 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region M50.20 Other cervical disc displacement, unspecified cervical region M50.21 Other cervical disc displacement, high cervical region M50.220 Other cervical disc displacement, mid-cervical region, unspecified level M50.221 Other cervical disc displacement at C4-C5 level M50.222 Other cervical disc displacement at C5-C6 level M50.223 Other cervical disc displacement at C6-C7 level M50.23 Other cervical disc displacement, cervicothoracic region M50.30 Other cervical disc degeneration, unspecified cervical region M50.31 Other cervical disc degeneration, high cervical region M50.320 Other cervical disc degeneration, mid-cervical region, unspecified level M50.321 Other cervical disc degeneration at C4-C5 level M50.322 Other cervical disc degeneration at C5-C6 level M50.323 Other cervical disc degeneration at C6-C7 level M50.33 Other cervical disc degeneration, cervicothoracic region M50.80 Other cervical disc disorders, unspecified cervical region M50.81 Other cervical disc disorders, high cervical region M50.820 Other cervical disc disorders, mid-cervical region, unspecified level M50.821 Other cervical disc disorders at C4-C5 level M50.822 Other cervical disc disorders at C5-C6 level M50.823 Other cervical disc disorders at C6-C7 level M50.83 Other cervical disc disorders, cervicothoracic region M50.90 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, unspecified cervical region M50.91 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, high cervical region M50.920 Unspecified cervical disc disorder, mid-cervical region, unspecified level M50.921 Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level M50.922 Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level M50.923 Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level M50.93 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, cervicothoracic region
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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