M48

Other spondylopathies

M48.0

Spinal stenosis

Caudal stenosis

M48.00

Spinal stenosis, site unspecified

M48.01

Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region

M48.02

Spinal stenosis, cervical region

M48.03

Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region

M48.04

Spinal stenosis, thoracic region

M48.05

Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region

M48.06

Spinal stenosis, lumbar region

M48.061

Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claudication

Spinal stenosis, lumbar region NOS

M48.062

Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudication

M48.07

Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region

M48.08

Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

M48.1

Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis [DISH]

M48.10

Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], site unspecified

M48.11

Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], occipito-atlanto-axial region

M48.12

Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervical region

M48.13

Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervicothoracic region

M48.14

Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic region

M48.15

Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region

M48.16

Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar region

M48.17

Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbosacral region

M48.18

Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal region

M48.19

Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spine

M48.2

Kissing spine

M48.20

Kissing spine, site unspecified

M48.21

Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region

M48.22

Kissing spine, cervical region

M48.23

Kissing spine, cervicothoracic region

M48.24

Kissing spine, thoracic region

M48.25

Kissing spine, thoracolumbar region

M48.26

Kissing spine, lumbar region

M48.27

Kissing spine, lumbosacral region

M48.3

Traumatic spondylopathy

M48.30

Traumatic spondylopathy, site unspecified

M48.31

Traumatic spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region

M48.32

Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region

M48.33

Traumatic spondylopathy, cervicothoracic region

M48.34

Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracic region

M48.35

Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracolumbar region

M48.36

Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbar region

M48.37

Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region

M48.38

Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

M48.4

Fatigue fracture of vertebra

pathological fracture NOS (M84.4-)
pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm (M84.58)
pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis (M84.68)
pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis (M80.-)
traumatic fracture of vertebrae (S12.0-S12.3-, S22.0-, S32.0-)

Stress fracture of vertebra

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.4:

initial encounter for fracture
subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
sequela of fracture

M48.40

Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified

M48.41

Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region

M48.42

Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region

M48.43

Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region

M48.44

Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region

M48.45

Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region

M48.46

Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region

M48.47

Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region

M48.48

Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

M48.5

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified

current injury - see Injury of spine, by body region
fatigue fracture of vertebra (M48.4)
pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm (M84.58)
pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis (M84.68)
pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis (M80.-)
pathological fracture NOS (M84.4-)
stress fracture of vertebra (M48.4-)
traumatic fracture of vertebra (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-)

Collapsed vertebra NOS
Compression fracture of vertebra NOS
Wedging of vertebra NOS

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.5:

initial encounter for fracture
subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
sequela of fracture

M48.50

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified

M48.51

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region

M48.52

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region

M48.53

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region

M48.54

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region

M48.55

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region

M48.56

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region

M48.57

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region

M48.58

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

M48.8

Other specified spondylopathies

Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament

M48.8X

Other specified spondylopathies

M48.8X1

Other specified spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region

M48.8X2

Other specified spondylopathies, cervical region

M48.8X3

Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region

M48.8X4

Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic region

M48.8X5

Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region

M48.8X6

Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar region

M48.8X7

Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral region

M48.8X8

Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

M48.8X9

Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecified

M48.9

Spondylopathy, unspecified