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M54.9 - Dorsalgia, unspecified


The ICD 10 Code for Dorsalgia, unspecified is listed as M54.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: M54.9
Description: Dorsalgia, unspecified
  • Backache NOS
  • Back pain NOS
  • Soft tissue disorders (M60-M79)
  • Disorders of muscles (M60-M63)
  • Excludes1: dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
  • muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)
  • myopathy in amyloidosis (E85.-)
  • myopathy in polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
  • myopathy in rheumatoid arthritis (M05.32)
  • myopathy in scleroderma (M34.-)
  • myopathy in Sj
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
551 - Medical Back Problems W Mcc
552 - Medical Back Problems W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
Parent M54 - Dorsalgia
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 724.5 - Backache, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M54.9:
M54.0 - Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back
M54.1 - Radiculopathy
M54.2 - Cervicalgia
M54.3 - Sciatica
M54.4 - Lumbago with sciatica
M54.5 - Low back pain
M54.6 - Pain in thoracic spine
M54.8 - Other dorsalgia