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# M54.59 Other low back pain

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

M54.59 is for low back pain the provider describes in a way that has no code of its own in the M54.5 group. Vertebrogenic pain goes to M54.51, and low back pain with no detail to M54.50.

## What to know

-   Use a different code instead for low back strain (S39.012), lumbago due to disc displacement (M51.2-), lumbar or lumbosacral disc degeneration with discogenic back pain only (M51.360, M51.370), or low back pain with sciatica (M54.4-).

## Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

### Excludes1

Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

-   intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only ([M51.360](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/m51.360/))
-   intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain only ([M51.370](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/m51.370/))
-   low back strain (S39.012)
-   lumbago due to intervertebral disc displacement (M51.2-)
-   lumbago with sciatica (M54.4-)
-   psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)
-   current injury - see injury of spine by body region
-   discitis NOS (M46.4-)

## Related codes

-   [`M54.41` Lumbago with sciatica, right side ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/m54.41/)
-   [`M54.42` Lumbago with sciatica, left side ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/m54.42/)
-   [`M54.50` Low back pain, unspecified ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/m54.50/)
-   [`M54.51` Vertebrogenic low back pain ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/m54.51/)
-   [`M54.6` Pain in thoracic spine ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/m54.6/)
-   [`M54.81` Occipital neuralgia ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/m54.81/)
-   [`M54.89` Other dorsalgia ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/m54.89/)
-   [`M54.9` Dorsalgia, unspecified ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/m54.9/)

## Common questions

### Is M54.59 a billable code?

Yes. M54.59 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

M54 Dorsalgia

Chapter

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Billable

Yes

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