Read also: ICD 10 coding tips for COPD When not to code diagnosis code for Back/Lumbar radiculopathy pain M54.09 Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine M54.08 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, sacral and sacrococcygeal region M54.07 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbosacral region M54.06 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbar region M54.05 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracolumbar region M54.04 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracic region M54.03 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervicothoracic region M54.02 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervical region M54.01 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, occipito-atlanto-axial region

M54.00 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, site unspecified M54.0Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back Below you can see a lists of ICD10 codes related to back pain.Įxcludes1: psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41) If you are coding any pain specific to spinal region it will lead to M54 category. M54 category is used for coding backache or back pain. Read also: When to use CPT codes for Epidural Steroid Injection Category for ICD 10 code for Back/Lumbar radiculopathy pain If you are coding for neck pain or cervical pain, we have separate ICD10 code (M54.2) for that as well. Also, we have separate ICD 10 code for lumbar back pain and thoracic back pain. But, now with the implementation of the new ICD 10 codes, you can see that we have more specific ICD 10 code for back pain. Today, we will learn the Back pain ICD 10 Coding guidelines.Įarlier in ICD 9 we use to use only one code for coding back pain, 724.5 (backache). So, be prepared with such topics before using ICD 10 codes. For pregnancy complication ICD 10 codes, you will get a new category of codes (Z3A) for coding weeks of gestation. These are the real reason for the number of increase in the ICD 10 codes. You will also get the new Status Z codes which have replaced the V codes of ICD 9. There are many new guidelines for coding ICD 10 codes. For example, the concept of Excludes 1 and Excludes 2, the initial subsequent encounter and sequela codes for injuries. Since the time I have started using ICD 10 codes, I have seen many challenges in diagnosis coding. We already know that there is a big difference between ICD 9 and ICD 10 codes.

Icd 10 code for back pain