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ICD-10 Code M53.3: Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified

M53.3 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter
13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
block
M40-M54Dorsopathies
block
M50-M54Other dorsopathies
category
M53Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified
currentM53

Official coding notes

Inclusion terms
  • Coccygodynia

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

Orthopedic SpecialistRheumatologist

Coverage-related procedures and services

CPT 64451high
INJECTION(S), ANESTHETIC AGENT(S) AND/OR STEROID; NERVES INNERVATING THE SACROILIAC JOINT, WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE (IE, FLUOROSCOPY OR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 27279high
ARTHRODESIS, SACROILIAC JOINT, PERCUTANEOUS OR MINIMALLY INVASIVE, WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE, INCLUDES OBTAINING BONE GRAFT WHEN PERFORMED, UNILATERAL; PLACEMENT OF TRANSARTICULAR DEVICE(S) AND/OR INTRA-ARTICULAR DEVICE(S) PIERCING THE LATERAL OR MEDIAL CORTICES OF THE ILIUM AND THE LATERAL CORTEX OF THE SACRUM
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 27096high
INJECTION PROCEDURE FOR SACROILIAC JOINT, ANESTHETIC/STEROID, WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE (FLUOROSCOPY OR CT) INCLUDING ARTHROGRAPHY WHEN PERFORMED
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 64448high
INJECTION(S), ANESTHETIC AGENT(S) AND/OR STEROID; FEMORAL NERVE, CONTINUOUS INFUSION BY CATHETER (INCLUDING CATHETER PLACEMENT), INCLUDING IMAGING GUIDANCE, WHEN PERFORMED
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 64449high
INJECTION(S), ANESTHETIC AGENT(S) AND/OR STEROID; LUMBAR PLEXUS, POSTERIOR APPROACH, CONTINUOUS INFUSION BY CATHETER (INCLUDING CATHETER PLACEMENT)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 64446high
INJECTION(S), ANESTHETIC AGENT(S) AND/OR STEROID; SCIATIC NERVE, CONTINUOUS INFUSION BY CATHETER (INCLUDING CATHETER PLACEMENT), INCLUDING IMAGING GUIDANCE, WHEN PERFORMED
Source: CMS coverage guidance

Coding guidelines

Compatibility

Legacy and official ICD code match exactly.
Legacy codes
M53.3

Common synonyms

Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeM53.3
SystemICD10
Display nameSacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified
ChapterDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
BlockOther dorsopathies

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
Backache(postural)Change(s) (in) (of)Coccydynia, coccygodyniaDegeneration, degenerativeDestruction, destructiveDisease, diseasedDisease, diseasedDisorder(of)Disorder(of)Disorder(of)Disorder(of)Disorder(of)

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