ICD-Code M53.2: Spinal instabilities
- M53.20 Spinal instabilities Multiple sites in spine
- M53.21 Spinal instabilities Occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M53.22 Spinal instabilities Cervical region
- M53.23 Spinal instabilities Cervicothoracic region
- M53.24 Spinal instabilities Thoracic region
- M53.25 Spinal instabilities Thoracolumbar region
- M53.26 Spinal instabilities Lumbar region
- M53.27 Spinal instabilities Lumbosacral region
- M53.28 Spinal instabilities Sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M53.29 Spinal instabilities Site unspecified
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).