Upper Back Pain ICD-10 Code: M54.6 vs M54.9 and Other Options
The upper back pain ICD-10 code is M54.6, Pain in thoracic spine, used when the provider documents pain in the upper or mid back and no more specific cause. It is billable, has no laterality or seventh character, and is unchanged in the FY 2027 code set. This guide compares M54.6 with M54.9 and the…