M50.00 is the authoritative medical code for Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified cervical region. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified cervical region (ICD-10-CM M50.00), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified cervical region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M50.00. Includes: cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia; cervicothoracic disc disorders. Excludes1 (not coded here): current injury - see injury of spine by body region; discitis NOS M46.4-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M50.00 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
- cervicothoracic disc disorders
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- current injury - see injury of spine by body region
- discitis NOS M46.4-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with M50.00?
Per Excludes1 instructions, M50.00 must not be reported with: current injury - see injury of spine by body region; discitis NOS (M46.4-).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as M50.00, with their registry titles.
- M50 — Cervical disc disorders
- M50-M54 — Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
- M50.0 — Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy
- M50.01 — Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region
- M50.02 — Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-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
- M50.1 — Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy
- M50.10 — Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region
- M50.11 — Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, high cervical region
- M50.12 — Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, mid-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
- M50.2 — Other cervical disc displacement
- M50.20 — Other cervical disc displacement, unspecified cervical region
- M50.21 — Other cervical disc displacement, high cervical region
- M50.22 — Other cervical disc displacement, mid-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
- M50.3 — Other cervical disc degeneration
- M50.30 — Other cervical disc degeneration, unspecified cervical region
- M50.31 — Other cervical disc degeneration, high cervical region
- M50.32 — Other cervical disc degeneration, mid-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
- M50.8 — Other cervical disc disorders
- M50.80 — Other cervical disc disorders, unspecified cervical region
- M50.81 — Other cervical disc disorders, high cervical region
Indexed Clinical Terms (2)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Disorder (of), disc (intervertebral), cervical, with, myelopathy
- Disorder (of), disc (intervertebral), with, myelopathy, cervical region
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