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  2. This August, CMS published its latest round of ICD-10 changes—including the deletion of ICD-10 code M54.5, low back pain, effective October 1, 2021. That means providers cannot use M54.5 to specify a diagnosis on or after October 1—and existing patients with the M54.5 diagnosis will need to be updated to a valid ICD-10 code.

  3. ICD 10 code for Low back pain. Get free rules, notes, crosswalks, synonyms, history for ICD-10 code M54.5.

  4. Nov 7, 2022 · To help coders report patient care to the highest specificity, ICD-10 2022 divided M54.5 (Low back pain) into three new codes that take this definition into account: M54.50 (Low back pain, unspecified) M54.51 (Vertebrogenic low back pain) M54.59 (Other low back pain)

  5. May 20, 2022 · Effective October 1, 2021, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code for low back pain, M54.5 was replaced with three codes to add specificity to diagnosis. The new codes added to ICD-10 include: M54.50 Low back pain, unspecified.

  6. The new codes will hopefully add some specificity when rehab therapists opt to use codes associated with lumbar disc degeneration as a primary—or secondary—ICD-10-CM code. The new codes are as follows: M51.360 (other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only);

  7. In a recent update, CMS announced the discontinuation of the ICD-10 code M54.5, which pertains to low back pain. This change took effect on October 1, 2021. The M54.5 code has been most frequently used in the rehabilitation therapy sector.

  8. May 30, 2024 · Understanding and applying the right ICD-10 codes—such as code M54.5, which is used for general low back pain—not only streamline billing processes but also enhances the precision of treatment plans and patient outcomes by ensuring an accurate diagnosis.

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