M48 Other spondylopathies

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Block: Spondylopathies (M45-M49)

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

Last reviewed: September 2026