M47 Spondylosis

Category / Non-billable header 53 subcodes

Block: Spondylopathies (M45-M49)

Includes

  • arthrosis or osteoarthritis of spine
  • degeneration of facet joints

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
M47..0 Anterior spinal and vertebral artery compression syndromes No
M47..01 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes No
M47..011 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M47..012 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervical region Yes
M47..013 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervicothoracic region Yes
M47..014 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracic region Yes
M47..015 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracolumbar region Yes
M47..016 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, lumbar region Yes
M47..019 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, site unspecified Yes
M47..02 Vertebral artery compression syndromes No
M47..021 Vertebral artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M47..022 Vertebral artery compression syndromes, cervical region Yes
M47..029 Vertebral artery compression syndromes, site unspecified Yes
M47..1 Other spondylosis with myelopathy No
M47..10 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, site unspecified Yes
M47..11 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M47..12 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region Yes
M47..13 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region Yes
M47..14 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracic region Yes
M47..15 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region Yes
M47..16 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region Yes
M47..2 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy No
M47..20 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, site unspecified Yes
M47..21 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M47..22 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervical region Yes
M47..23 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region Yes
M47..24 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, thoracic region Yes
M47..25 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region Yes
M47..26 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbar region Yes
M47..27 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region Yes
M47..28 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region Yes
M47..8 Other spondylosis No
M47..81 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy No
M47..811 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M47..812 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical region Yes
M47..813 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region Yes
M47..814 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracic region Yes
M47..815 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region Yes
M47..816 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar region Yes
M47..817 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbosacral region Yes
M47..818 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region Yes
M47..819 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, site unspecified Yes
M47..89 Other spondylosis No
M47..891 Other spondylosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M47..892 Other spondylosis, cervical region Yes
M47..893 Other spondylosis, cervicothoracic region Yes
M47..894 Other spondylosis, thoracic region Yes
M47..895 Other spondylosis, thoracolumbar region Yes
M47..896 Other spondylosis, lumbar region Yes
M47..897 Other spondylosis, lumbosacral region Yes
M47..898 Other spondylosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region Yes
M47..899 Other spondylosis, site unspecified Yes
M47..9 Spondylosis, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026