Icd 10 code for chronic neck and back pain

Cervicalgia

• 2015
• Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
• Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

• ICD-9-CM 723.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 723.1 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).

Convert to ICD-10-CM: 723.1 converts directly to:

• 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M54.2 Cervicalgia

Approximate Synonyms

• Acute neck pain < 3 months
• Cervical spine pain
• Cervical spine pain greater than 3 months, chronic
• Cervical spine pain, less than 3 months, acute
• Cervical spine problem, chronic, > 3 months
• Chronic disorder of cervical spine greater than three months
• Chronic neck pain
• Chronic neck pain > 3 months
• Chronic neck pain for greater than 3 months
• Chronic neck pain greater than 3 months
• Neck pain
• Neck pain less than 3 months, acute
• Neck pain, chronic
• Pain in cervical spine for less than 3 months
• Pain in cervical spine for more than 3 months
• Pain, cervical (neck) spine, acute less than 3 months
• Pain, cervical (neck), chronic, more than 3 months
• problem cervical (neck), chronic, more than 3 months

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by marked discomfort sensation in the neck area
• Discomfort or more intense forms of pain that are localized to the cervical region. This term generally refers to pain in the posterior or lateral regions of the neck
• Painful sensation in the neck area

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 723.1:

Chapter 13 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99) » Other dorsopathies (M50-M54) » Cervicalgia (M54.2)

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