M54.1
ICD-10Non-billable categoryRadiculopathy
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Radiculopathy
M54.1 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Inclusion terms
- Brachial neuritis or radiculitis NOS
- Lumbar neuritis or radiculitis NOS
- Lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis NOS
- Thoracic neuritis or radiculitis NOS
- Radiculitis NOS
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- neuralgia and neuritis NOS (M79.2)
- radiculopathy with cervical disc disorder (M50.1)
- radiculopathy with lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)
- radiculopathy with spondylosis (M47.2-)
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 9 codes beneath M54.1. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in M54
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- M54
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.