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FY2027

M53.2X5 — Spinal instabilities, thoracolumbar region

Billable

Is M53.2X5 billable?

Yes — M53.2X5 is billable for FY2027. M53.2X5 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. M53.2X5 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

M53.2X5 at a glance

CodeM53.2X5
DescriptionSpinal instabilities, thoracolumbar region
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does M53.2X5 group to?

M53.2X5 sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 564Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with MCCmedical
  • 565Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with CCmedical
  • 566Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M50-M54

The conditions below can never be reported together with M53.2X5 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 M53.2X5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M53.2X5 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)

How long has M53.2X5 existed?

M53.2X5 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.

What other codes are in the M53.2X family? (8)