M50.12
Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, mid-cervical region
M50.12 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, mid-cervical region. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M50.120 Mid-cervical disc disorder, unspecified level; M50.121 Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with radiculopathy; M50.122 Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with radiculopathy and M50.123 Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with radiculopathy. Its coding notes include 2 Excludes1 entries and 11 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
- cervicothoracic disc disorders
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition