Back pain icd 10

Back pain is classified in the ICD-10 coding system under the category M54, which covers various types of non-specific back pain affecting different regions of the spine. This includes conditions such as low back pain (M54.5), neck pain or cervicalgia (M54.2), pain in the thoracic spine (M54.6), and unspecified dorsalgia (M54.9). These codes assist healthcare providers in documenting diagnoses accurately, guiding treatment decisions, and facilitating insurance billing. The ICD-10 classification also helps differentiate between acute and chronic pain, and identifies whether the cause is related to muscle strain, injury, or degenerative changes in the spine.