ICD-10-CM category
M48: Other spondylopathies
Codes under M48 (Other spondylopathies). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| M48.0 | Spinal stenosis | — |
| M48.0 | Spinal stenosis | — |
| M48.00 | Spinal stenosis, site unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.00 | Spinal stenosis, site unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.01 | Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region | ✓ |
| M48.01 | Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region | ✓ |
| M48.1 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier] | — |
| M48.1 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier] | — |
| M48.02 | Spinal stenosis, cervical region | ✓ |
| M48.02 | Spinal stenosis, cervical region | ✓ |
| M48.2 | Kissing spine | — |
| M48.2 | Kissing spine | — |
| M48.03 | Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.03 | Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.3 | Traumatic spondylopathy | — |
| M48.3 | Traumatic spondylopathy | — |
| M48.04 | Spinal stenosis, thoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.04 | Spinal stenosis, thoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.4 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra | — |
| M48.4 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra | — |
| M48.05 | Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.05 | Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.5 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified | — |
| M48.5 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified | — |
| M48.06 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region | — |
| M48.06 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region | — |
| M48.07 | Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region | ✓ |
| M48.07 | Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region | ✓ |
| M48.08 | Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | ✓ |
| M48.08 | Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | ✓ |
| M48.8 | Other specified spondylopathies | — |
| M48.8 | Other specified spondylopathies | — |
| M48.8X | Other specified spondylopathies | — |
| M48.8X | Other specified spondylopathies | — |
| M48.8X1 | Other specified spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region | ✓ |
| M48.8X1 | Other specified spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region | ✓ |
| M48.8X2 | Other specified spondylopathies, cervical region | ✓ |
| M48.8X2 | Other specified spondylopathies, cervical region | ✓ |
| M48.8X3 | Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.8X3 | Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.8X4 | Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.8X4 | Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.8X5 | Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.8X5 | Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.8X6 | Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.8X6 | Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.8X7 | Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral region | ✓ |
| M48.8X7 | Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral region | ✓ |
| M48.8X8 | Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | ✓ |
| M48.8X8 | Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | ✓ |
| M48.8X9 | Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.8X9 | Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.9 | Spondylopathy, unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.9 | Spondylopathy, unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.10 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], site unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.10 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], site unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.11 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], occipito-atlanto-axial region | ✓ |
| M48.11 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], occipito-atlanto-axial region | ✓ |
| M48.12 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervical region | ✓ |
| M48.12 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervical region | ✓ |
| M48.13 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervicothoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.13 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervicothoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.14 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.14 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.15 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.15 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.16 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.16 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.17 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbosacral region | ✓ |
| M48.17 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbosacral region | ✓ |
| M48.18 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal region | ✓ |
| M48.18 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal region | ✓ |
| M48.19 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spine | ✓ |
| M48.19 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spine | ✓ |
| M48.20 | Kissing spine, site unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.20 | Kissing spine, site unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.21 | Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region | ✓ |
| M48.21 | Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region | ✓ |
| M48.22 | Kissing spine, cervical region | ✓ |
| M48.22 | Kissing spine, cervical region | ✓ |
| M48.23 | Kissing spine, cervicothoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.23 | Kissing spine, cervicothoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.24 | Kissing spine, thoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.24 | Kissing spine, thoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.25 | Kissing spine, thoracolumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.25 | Kissing spine, thoracolumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.26 | Kissing spine, lumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.26 | Kissing spine, lumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.27 | Kissing spine, lumbosacral region | ✓ |
| M48.27 | Kissing spine, lumbosacral region | ✓ |
| M48.30 | Traumatic spondylopathy, site unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.30 | Traumatic spondylopathy, site unspecified | ✓ |
| M48.31 | Traumatic spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region | ✓ |
| M48.31 | Traumatic spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region | ✓ |
| M48.32 | Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region | ✓ |
| M48.32 | Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region | ✓ |
| M48.33 | Traumatic spondylopathy, cervicothoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.33 | Traumatic spondylopathy, cervicothoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.34 | Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.34 | Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracic region | ✓ |
| M48.35 | Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracolumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.35 | Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracolumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.36 | Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.36 | Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbar region | ✓ |
| M48.37 | Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region | ✓ |
| M48.37 | Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region | ✓ |
| M48.38 | Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | ✓ |
| M48.38 | Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | ✓ |
| M48.40 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified | — |
| M48.40 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified | — |
| M48.40XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.40XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.40XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.40XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.40XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.40XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.40XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.40XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.41 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region | — |
| M48.41 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region | — |
| M48.41XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.41XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.41XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.41XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.41XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.41XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.41XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.41XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.42 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region | — |
| M48.42 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region | — |
| M48.42XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.42XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.42XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.42XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.42XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.42XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.42XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.42XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.43 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region | — |
| M48.43 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region | — |
| M48.43XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.43XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.43XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.43XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.43XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.43XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.43XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.43XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.44 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region | — |
| M48.44 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region | — |
| M48.44XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.44XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.44XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.44XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.44XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.44XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.44XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.44XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.45 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region | — |
| M48.45 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region | — |
| M48.45XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.45XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.45XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.45XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.45XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.45XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.45XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.45XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.46 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region | — |
| M48.46 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region | — |
| M48.46XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.46XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.46XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.46XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.46XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.46XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.46XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.46XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.47 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region | — |
| M48.47 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region | — |
| M48.47XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.47XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.47XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.47XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.47XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.47XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.47XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.47XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.48 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | — |
| M48.48 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | — |
| M48.48XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.48XA | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.48XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.48XD | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.48XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.48XG | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.48XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.48XS | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.50 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified | — |
| M48.50 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified | — |
| M48.50XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.50XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.50XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.50XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.50XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.50XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.50XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.50XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.51 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region | — |
| M48.51 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region | — |
| M48.51XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.51XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.51XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.51XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.51XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.51XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.51XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.51XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.52 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region | — |
| M48.52 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region | — |
| M48.52XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.52XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.52XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.52XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.52XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.52XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.52XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.52XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.53 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region | — |
| M48.53 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region | — |
| M48.53XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.53XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.53XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.53XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.53XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.53XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.53XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.53XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.54 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region | — |
| M48.54 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region | — |
| M48.54XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.54XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.54XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.54XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.54XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.54XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.54XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.54XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.55 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region | — |
| M48.55 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region | — |
| M48.55XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.55XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.55XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.55XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.55XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.55XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.55XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.55XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.56 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region | — |
| M48.56 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region | — |
| M48.56XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.56XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.56XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.56XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.56XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.56XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.56XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.56XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.57 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region | — |
| M48.57 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region | — |
| M48.57XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.57XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.57XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.57XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.57XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.57XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.57XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.57XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.58 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | — |
| M48.58 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | — |
| M48.58XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.58XA | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, initial encounter for fracture | ✓ |
| M48.58XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.58XD | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing | ✓ |
| M48.58XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.58XG | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing | ✓ |
| M48.58XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.58XS | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, sequela of fracture | ✓ |
| M48.061 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claudication | ✓ |
| M48.061 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claudication | ✓ |
| M48.062 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudication | ✓ |
| M48.062 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudication | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10-CM code M48?
M48 is an ICD-10-CM category covering Other spondylopathies. It contains 292 more specific diagnosis codes, 238 of which are billable.
Is M48 a billable code?
No — M48 is a category header and isn't billable on its own. Code to the highest level of specificity using one of its subcodes (for example M48.0 — Spinal stenosis). 238 of the 292 codes under M48 are billable.
What codes fall under M48?
M48 includes M48.0, M48.0, M48.00, M48.00, M48.01, plus 287 more. See the full list with descriptions and billable status above.
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