M50.1
Header — not billableCervical disc disorder with radiculopathy
The ICD-10 code for cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy is M50.1.
M50.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- brachial radiculitis NOS (M54.13)
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 M50.1
- M50.10Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region
- M50.11Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, high cervical region
- M50.12Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, mid-cervical regionnon-billable header
- M50.13Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
Related codes in this category
- M50.0Cervical disc disorder with myelopathynon-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
- M50.1Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathynon-billable header