M50.321 — Other cervical disc degeneration at C4-C5 level
M50.321 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other cervical disc degeneration at c4-c5 level. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Other C4-C5 cervical disc degeneration
Risk adjustment
M50.321 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.
Medicare coverage
M50.321 is named in 24 Medicare coverage policies — 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 6 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59434Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
How M50.321 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to M50.321.
- Disorder›disc›cervical›degeneration›C4-C5
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M50.32. If M50.321 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M50.321
- Is M50.321 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M50.321 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M50.321 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other dorsopathies (M50-M54).