Is M50.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M50.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M50.3 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other dorsopathies (M50-M54).

M50.3

M50.3 — Other cervical disc degeneration

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M50.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other cervical disc degeneration. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

M50.3 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead M50.3

4 child codes. Green means billable.

M50.30Other cervical disc degeneration, unspecified cervical region
M50.31Other cervical disc degeneration, high cervical region
M50.32Other cervical disc degeneration, mid-cervical region
M50.33Other cervical disc degeneration, cervicothoracic region

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M50. If M50.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

M50.0Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy
M50.1Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy
M50.2Other cervical disc displacement
M50.8Other cervical disc disorders
M50.9Cervical disc disorder, unspecified

Questions about M50.3

Is M50.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. M50.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M50.3 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other dorsopathies (M50-M54).