ICD-10-CM category
M48 Other spondylopathies
M48 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 119 complete codes below.
M48.0…
10 codes
- M48.00Spinal stenosis, site unspecified
- M48.01Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.02Spinal stenosis, cervical region
- M48.03Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region
- M48.04Spinal stenosis, thoracic region
- M48.05Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region
- M48.061Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claudication
- M48.062Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudication
- M48.07Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region
- M48.08Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M48.1…
10 codes
- M48.10Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], site unspecified
- M48.11Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.12Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervical region
- M48.13Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervicothoracic region
- M48.14Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic region
- M48.15Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region
- M48.16Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar region
- M48.17Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbosacral region
- M48.18Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M48.19Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spine
M48.2…
8 codes
- M48.20Kissing spine, site unspecified
- M48.21Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.22Kissing spine, cervical region
- M48.23Kissing spine, cervicothoracic region
- M48.24Kissing spine, thoracic region
- M48.25Kissing spine, thoracolumbar region
- M48.26Kissing spine, lumbar region
- M48.27Kissing spine, lumbosacral region
M48.3…
9 codes
- M48.30Traumatic spondylopathy, site unspecified
- M48.31Traumatic spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.32Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region
- M48.33Traumatic spondylopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M48.34Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracic region
- M48.35Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M48.36Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbar region
- M48.37Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region
- M48.38Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M48.4…
36 codes
- M48.40XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.40XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.40XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.40XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, sequela of fracture
- M48.41XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.41XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.41XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.41XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, sequela of fracture
- M48.42XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.42XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.42XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.42XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, sequela of fracture
- M48.43XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.43XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.43XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.43XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, sequela of fracture
- M48.44XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.44XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.44XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.44XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, sequela of fracture
- M48.45XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.45XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.45XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.45XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, sequela of fracture
- M48.46XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.46XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.46XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.46XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, sequela of fracture
- M48.47XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.47XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.47XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.47XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, sequela of fracture
- M48.48XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.48XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.48XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.48XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, sequela of fracture
M48.5…
36 codes
- M48.50XACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.50XDCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.50XGCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.50XSCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, sequela of fracture
- M48.51XACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.51XDCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.51XGCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.51XSCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, sequela of fracture
- M48.52XACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.52XDCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.52XGCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.52XSCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, sequela of fracture
- M48.53XACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.53XDCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.53XGCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.53XSCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, sequela of fracture
- M48.54XACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.54XDCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.54XGCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.54XSCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, sequela of fracture
- M48.55XACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.55XDCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.55XGCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.55XSCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, sequela of fracture
- M48.56XACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.56XDCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.56XGCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.56XSCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, sequela of fracture
- M48.57XACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.57XDCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.57XGCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.57XSCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, sequela of fracture
- M48.58XACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.58XDCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.58XGCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.58XSCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, sequela of fracture
M48.8…
9 codes
- M48.8X1Other specified spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.8X2Other specified spondylopathies, cervical region
- M48.8X3Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region
- M48.8X4Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic region
- M48.8X5Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region
- M48.8X6Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar region
- M48.8X7Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral region
- M48.8X8Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M48.8X9Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecified
M48.9…
1 code
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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