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M54.09

Billable

Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine

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

What This Code Means

Inflammation of the fatty tissue layer under the skin affecting multiple different areas along the spine and neck.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when panniculitis involves multiple non-contiguous or multiple distinct regions of the spine
  • •Document all affected regions clearly to support the use of this multiple sites code

Code Hierarchy

└M54Dorsalgia└M54.0Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back└M54.09Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine
└M54.09Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine

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