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Icd 10 code for low back pain with radiculopathy

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“Radiculopathy which was a nonspecific code of 724.4 now is covered with the following ICD-10-CM codes: M54.15 Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region. M54.16 Radiculopathy, lumbar region. M54.17 Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region.”
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Low back pain. M54.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

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