M53.1 is the authoritative medical code for Cervicobrachial syndrome. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for cervicobrachial syndrome (ICD-10-CM M53.1), 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
Cervicobrachial syndrome is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M53.1. Excludes1 (not coded here): current injury - see injury of spine by body region; discitis NOS M46.4-. Excludes2 (not included here): cervical disc disorder M50.-; thoracic outlet syndrome G54.0.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M53.1 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
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-
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- cervical disc disorder M50.-
- thoracic outlet syndrome G54.0
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with M53.1?
Per Excludes1 instructions, M53.1 must not be reported with: current injury - see injury of spine by body region; discitis NOS (M46.4-).
Can M53.1 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, M53.1 and the following may both be reported when both are present: cervical disc disorder (M50.-); thoracic outlet syndrome (G54.0).
Codes in This Family (25)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as M53.1, with their registry titles.
- M53 — Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified
- M53.0 — Cervicocranial syndrome
- M53.2 — Spinal instabilities
- M53.2X — Spinal instabilities
- M53.2X1 — Spinal instabilities, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M53.2X2 — Spinal instabilities, cervical region
- M53.2X3 — Spinal instabilities, cervicothoracic region
- M53.2X4 — Spinal instabilities, thoracic region
- M53.2X5 — Spinal instabilities, thoracolumbar region
- M53.2X6 — Spinal instabilities, lumbar region
- M53.2X7 — Spinal instabilities, lumbosacral region
- M53.2X8 — Spinal instabilities, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M53.2X9 — Spinal instabilities, site unspecified
- M53.3 — Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified
- M53.8 — Other specified dorsopathies
- M53.80 — Other specified dorsopathies, site unspecified
- M53.81 — Other specified dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M53.82 — Other specified dorsopathies, cervical region
- M53.83 — Other specified dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region
- M53.84 — Other specified dorsopathies, thoracic region
- M53.85 — Other specified dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region
- M53.86 — Other specified dorsopathies, lumbar region
- M53.87 — Other specified dorsopathies, lumbosacral region
- M53.88 — Other specified dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M53.9 — Dorsopathy, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (3)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Pain (s), cervicobrachial
- Syndrome, cervical (root)
- Syndrome, cervicobrachial (diffuse)
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
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ICD Code M51.1
Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy