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ICD-10-CM Code for Other cervical disc displacement, high cervical region M50.21

ICD-10 code M50.21 for Other cervical disc displacement, high cervical region is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Dorsopathies .

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Other cervical disc displacement, high cervical region
Other C2-C3 cervical disc displacement
Other C3-C4 cervical disc displacement

M50

Includes: cervicothoracic disc disorders with cervicalgia
cervicothoracic disc disorders

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