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M53.0

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Cervicocranial syndrome

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Pain and dysfunction affecting the neck and head region, often caused by cervical spine problems.

Coding Tips

  • •This code represents a syndrome combining cervical and cranial symptoms; document the specific symptoms present
  • •Distinguish from cervicobrachial syndrome (M53.1) which extends into the arm rather than the head

Code Hierarchy

└M53Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified└M53.0Cervicocranial syndrome
└M53.0Cervicocranial syndrome

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