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ICD-10-CM Code for Lumbago with sciatica, right side M54.41

ICD-10 code M54.41 for Lumbago with sciatica, right side is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Dorsopathies .

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Lumbago with sciatica, right side

M54.4

Excludes1: lumbago with sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)

M54

Excludes1: psychogenic dorsalgia (F45.41)

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