ICD-10 Code for Radiculopathy
The ICD-10-CM code for radiculopathy is M54.10 — Radiculopathy, site unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for radiculopathy with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
M54.10 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which radiculopathy code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 17 codes under Radiculopathy. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| cervical region | M54.12 | Radiculopathy, cervical region | |
| cervicothoracic region | M54.13 | Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region | |
| leg | M54.1 | Radiculopathy | not billable |
| lumbar region | M54.16 | Radiculopathy, lumbar region | |
| lumbosacral region | M54.17 | Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region | |
| occipito-atlanto-axial region | M54.11 | Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region | |
| postherpetic | B02.29 | Other postherpetic nervous system involvement | |
| sacrococcygeal region | M54.18 | Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | |
| syphilitic | A52.11 | Tabes dorsalis | |
| thoracic region | M54.14 | Radiculopathy, thoracic region | |
| thoracolumbar region | M54.15 | Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region |
Radiculopathy due to
| disc disorder › C3 | M50.11 | Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, high cervical region | |
| disc disorder › C4 | M50.11 | Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, high cervical region | |
| disc disorder › C5 | M50.121 | Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with radiculopathy | |
| disc disorder › C6 | M50.122 | Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with radiculopathy | |
| disc disorder › C7 | M50.123 | Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with radiculopathy | |
| disc disorder › C8 | M50.13 | Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources