M54.1

Applicable To

• Brachial neuritis or radiculitis NOS

• Lumbar neuritis or radiculitis NOS

• Lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis NOS

• Thoracic neuritis or radiculitis NOS

• Radiculitis NOS

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by inflammation involving a nerve root. Patients experience marked discomfort radiating along a nerve path because of spinal pressure on the connecting nerve root.

• An inflammatory process affecting a nerve root. Patients experience pain radiating along a nerve path because of spinal pressure on the nerve root that connects to the nerve path.

• Disease involving a spinal nerve root see spinal nerve roots) which may result from compression related to intervertebral disk displacement; spinal cord injuries; spinal diseases; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations include radicular pain, weakness, and sensory loss referable to structures innervated by the involved nerve root.

• Disease of the spinal nerve root

Details

• M54.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M54.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M54.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 M54.1 may differ.