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M54.17

Billable

Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region

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

What This Code Means

Nerve root compression affecting the area where the lower back and sacrum meet, often causing pain radiating down the leg or into the buttock.

Coding Tips

  • •Lumbosacral radiculopathy may present similarly to sciatica; use M54.17 when nerve root involvement is documented, M54.3x for sciatica
  • •Document which nerve root is affected (L4, L5, S1) when available

Code Hierarchy

└M54Dorsalgia└M54.1Radiculopathy└M54.17Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
└M54.17Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region

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