Billable FY2026 ICD-10-CM diagnosis code, spine region. What it covers, how to bill it cleanly, and what these patients sound like when they call.
Cervicalgia: neck pain as a symptom-level diagnosis, without radicular features or an established structural cause. The cervical analog of M54.50, and appropriately transitional in the same way.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| M54.00 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, site unspecified |
| M54.01 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
| M54.02 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervical region |
| M54.03 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervicothoracic region |
| M54.04 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracic region |
| M54.05 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracolumbar region |
Neck-pain calls need 1 screening layer: any radiation, numbness, or weakness converts the route from routine cervicalgia scheduling to a radiculopathy workup. A single phone question changes the visit type.
ClinicFlow's voice AI runs this intake on every call for spine practices: capturing the story, applying your routing rules, and booking the right visit type with the right surgeon. See voice AI for spine practices or the Call Library for how each call type is handled.
M54.2 is the FY2026 ICD-10-CM code for cervicalgia. Cervicalgia: neck pain as a symptom-level diagnosis, without radicular features or an established structural cause.
Trauma context changes both coding (external-cause codes, possible liability payer) and intake requirements. Capturing accident details on the first call prevents billing rework later.
Yes. M54.2 appears in the official FY2026 ICD-10-CM code set (effective October 1, 2025). ICD-10-CM is public-domain CMS data; verify annually as codes are revised each fiscal year.
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