M50Cervical disc disorders
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use M50 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XIII
- musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Group M40-M54
- Bệnh lý cột sống
- Official Vietnamese name
- Rối loạn đĩa đệm đốt sống cổ
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: cervical disc disorders with cervicalgia cervicothoracic disc disorders
Related M50 codes
M50.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy (G99.2*)
M50.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy
M50.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other cervical disc displacement
M50.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other cervical disc degeneration
M50.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other cervical disc disorders
M50.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervical disc disorder, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
