M50.0 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy

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Codes under this one

M50.00 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified cervical region
M50.01 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region
M50.02 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical regionHeader
M50.03 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region

Instructional notes

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Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.

arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Notes

Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

M50

Includes

cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
cervicothoracic disc disorders

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M40-M54 Dorsopathies (M40-M54)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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