M54.4
ICD-10Non-billable categoryLumbago with sciatica
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Lumbago with sciatica
M54.4 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.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain (M51.362)
- intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain (M51.372)
- lumbago with sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 3 codes beneath M54.4. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
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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.