M50.0 — Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy
Is M50.0 billable?
No — M50.0 is a non-billable header code. M50.0 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 7 billable codes beneath M50.0.
Billable codes under this header
- M50.00Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified cervical region
- M50.01Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region
- M50.03Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M50.020Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
- M50.021Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with myelopathy
- M50.022Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with myelopathy
- M50.023Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with myelopathy
M50.0 at a glance
| Code | M50.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M50-M54
The conditions below can never be reported together with M50.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- current injury - see injury of spine by body region
- discitis NOS (M46.4-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M50.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M50.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
What codes fall under M50.0? (4)
How long has M50.0 existed?
M50.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.