Diagnosis Code

M53.1 CERVICOBRACHIAL SYNDROME


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: M53.1

Short Description: Cervicobrachial syndrome

Long Description: Cervicobrachial syndrome

The code M53.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
    • Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
      • Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified (M53)
        • M53.1 Cervicobrachial syndrome

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cervical syndrome
  • Cervicobrachialgia
  • Diffuse cervicobrachial syndrome
  • Pain in cervical spine

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code M53.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • cervical disc disorder (@M50*.-)
    • thoracic outlet syndrome (@G54.0*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
M53.1 Right Arrow 723.3 Cervicobrachial syndrome

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
M53 Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified
M53.0 Cervicocranial syndrome
M53.2 Spinal instabilities
M53.2X Spinal instabilities
M53.2X1 Spinal instabilities, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M53.2X2 Spinal instabilities, cervical region
M53.2X3 Spinal instabilities, cervicothoracic region
M53.2X4 Spinal instabilities, thoracic region
M53.2X5 Spinal instabilities, thoracolumbar region
M53.2X6 Spinal instabilities, lumbar region
M53.2X7 Spinal instabilities, lumbosacral region
M53.2X8 Spinal instabilities, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M53.2X9 Spinal instabilities, site unspecified
M53.3 Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified
M53.8 Other specified dorsopathies
M53.80 Other specified dorsopathies, site unspecified
M53.81 Other specified dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M53.82 Other specified dorsopathies, cervical region
M53.83 Other specified dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region
M53.84 Other specified dorsopathies, thoracic region
M53.85 Other specified dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region
M53.86 Other specified dorsopathies, lumbar region
M53.87 Other specified dorsopathies, lumbosacral region
M53.88 Other specified dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M53.9 Dorsopathy, unspecified


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