M53.8Other specified dorsopathies
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use M53.8 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
- Bệnh lý cột sống xác định khác
Related M53 codes
M53
Other dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified
M53.0
Cervicocranial syndrome
M53.00
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervicocranial syndrome, multiple sites in spine
M53.01
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervicocranial syndrome, occipito- atlanto-axial region
M53.02
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervicocranial syndrome, cervical region
M53.03
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervicocranial syndrome, cervicothoracic region
M53.09
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervicocranial syndrome, site unspecified
M53.1
Cervicobrachial syndrome
M53.10
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervicobrachial syndrome, multiple sites in spine
M53.11
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervicobrachial syndrome, occipito- atlanto-axial region
M53.12
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervicobrachial syndrome, cervical region
M53.13
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cervicobrachial syndrome, cervicothoracic region
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.
