M50
Header — not billableCervical disc disorders
The ICD-10 code for cervical disc disorders is M50.
M50 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
- cervicothoracic disc disorders
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M50
- M50.0Cervical disc disorder with myelopathynon-billable header
- M50.1Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathynon-billable header
- M50.2Other cervical disc displacementnon-billable header
- M50.3Other cervical disc degenerationnon-billable header
- M50.8Other cervical disc disordersnon-billable header
- M50.9Cervical disc disorder, unspecifiednon-billable header