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ICD-10/M50.82

M50.82 ICD-10-CM Code: Other cervical disc disorders, mid-cervical region

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Other cervical disc disorders, mid-cervical region is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M50.82). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M50.82 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 generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Change history

Verify Before Coding

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of M50.82 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • M00-M99 — Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99) (M00-M99) [Hierarchy]
  • M50-M54 — Other dorsopathies [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

  • G54 — Nerve root and plexus disorders [Excludes1](via M50.-): “intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51)” · check together
  • M54.2 — Cervicalgia [Excludes1](via M50.-): “cervicalgia due to intervertebral cervical disc disorder (M50.-)” · check together
  • S13.0 — Traumatic rupture of cervical intervertebral disc [Excludes1](via M50.-): “rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of cervical intervertebral disc NOS (M50.-)” · check together

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • M51 — Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders [Excludes2](via M50.-): “cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-)” · check together
  • M53.1 — Cervicobrachial syndrome [Excludes2](via M50.-): “cervical disc disorder (M50.-)” · check together

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • MUS011 — Spondylopathies/spondyloarthropathy (including infective) [CCSR]

Nearest codes (40)

  • M50 — Cervical disc disorders [Sibling]
  • M50.120 — Mid-cervical disc disorder, unspecified level [Sibling]
  • M50.121 — Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with radiculopathy [Sibling]
  • M50.122 — Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with radiculopathy [Sibling]
  • M50.123 — Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with radiculopathy [Sibling]
  • M50.13 — Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region [Sibling]
  • M50.2 — Other cervical disc displacement [Sibling]
  • M50.20 — Other cervical disc displacement, unspecified cervical region [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Change history

  • FY2017 — Became a non-billable header [Change history]

Referenced by Other Codes

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):MUS011 — Spondylopathies/spondyloarthropathy (including infective) (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name M50.82 or its code family.

3 Excludes1 notes across 3 chapters: G54 (via M50.-), M54.2 (via M50.-), S13.0 (via M50.-).

2 Excludes2 notes: M51 (via M50.-), M53.1 (via M50.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can M50.82 be billed directly?

No. M50.82 (Other cervical disc disorders, mid-cervical region) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to M50.82 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • 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
  • 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

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