ICD-10-CM · Chapter 13 · M00-M99
M48 Other spondylopathies
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| M48..0 | Spinal stenosis | No |
| M48..00 | Spinal stenosis, site unspecified | Yes |
| M48..01 | Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Yes |
| M48..02 | Spinal stenosis, cervical region | Yes |
| M48..03 | Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region | Yes |
| M48..04 | Spinal stenosis, thoracic region | Yes |
| M48..05 | Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M48..06 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region | No |
| M48..061 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claudication | Yes |
| M48..062 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudication | Yes |
| M48..07 | Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region | Yes |
| M48..08 | Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Yes |
| M48..1 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier] | No |
| M48..10 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], site unspecified | Yes |
| M48..11 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], occipito-atlanto-axial region | Yes |
| M48..12 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervical region | Yes |
| M48..13 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervicothoracic region | Yes |
| M48..14 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic region | Yes |
| M48..15 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M48..16 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar region | Yes |
| M48..17 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbosacral region | Yes |
| M48..18 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Yes |
| M48..19 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spine | Yes |
| M48..2 | Kissing spine | No |
| M48..20 | Kissing spine, site unspecified | Yes |
| M48..21 | Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Yes |
| M48..22 | Kissing spine, cervical region | Yes |
| M48..23 | Kissing spine, cervicothoracic region | Yes |
| M48..24 | Kissing spine, thoracic region | Yes |
| M48..25 | Kissing spine, thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M48..26 | Kissing spine, lumbar region | Yes |
| M48..27 | Kissing spine, lumbosacral region | Yes |
| M48..3 | Traumatic spondylopathy | No |
| M48..30 | Traumatic spondylopathy, site unspecified | Yes |
| M48..31 | Traumatic spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Yes |
| M48..32 | Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region | Yes |
| M48..33 | Traumatic spondylopathy, cervicothoracic region | Yes |
| M48..34 | Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracic region | Yes |
| M48..35 | Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M48..36 | Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbar region | Yes |
| M48..37 | Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region | Yes |
| M48..38 | Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Yes |
| M48..4 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra | No |
| M48..40 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified | No |
| M48..41 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region | No |
| M48..42 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region | No |
| M48..43 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region | No |
| M48..44 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region | No |
| M48..45 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region | No |
| M48..46 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region | No |
| M48..47 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region | No |
| M48..48 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | No |
| M48..5 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified | No |
| M48..50 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified | No |
| M48..51 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region | No |
| M48..52 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region | No |
| M48..53 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region | No |
| M48..54 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region | No |
| M48..55 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region | No |
| M48..56 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region | No |
| M48..57 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region | No |
| M48..58 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | No |
| M48..8 | Other specified spondylopathies | No |
| M48..8X | Other specified spondylopathies | No |
| M48..8X1 | Other specified spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Yes |
| M48..8X2 | Other specified spondylopathies, cervical region | Yes |
| M48..8X3 | Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region | Yes |
| M48..8X4 | Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic region | Yes |
| M48..8X5 | Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M48..8X6 | Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar region | Yes |
| M48..8X7 | Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral region | Yes |
| M48..8X8 | Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Yes |
| M48..8X9 | Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecified | Yes |
| M48..9 | Spondylopathy, unspecified | Yes |
Plain-language term for this code
The following entry in the US Medical Glossary corresponds to ICD-10-CM category M48:
- Spinal Stenosis — Estenosis Espinal
Last reviewed: September 2026