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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M48.0 Spinal stenosis

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M48.0 is the ICD-10 code for Spinal stenosis. It is a four-character subcategory of M48 (Other spondylopathies), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M45–M49 (Spondylopathies) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIII · M00–M99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What M48.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Caudal stenosis

M48.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

M48.0Spinal stenos

  • M48.0ACentral spinal stenos i halsryggen
  • M48.0JCentral spinal stenos i torakalryggen
  • M48.0KCentral spinal stenos i ländryggen
  • M48.0WCentral spinal stenos med ospecificerad lokalisation
NorwayICD-10-NO

M48.0Spinal stenose

  • M48.00Spinal stenose i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
  • M48.01Spinal stenose i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
  • M48.02Spinal stenose i cervikalregionen
  • M48.03Spinal stenose i cervikotorakalregionen
  • M48.04Spinal stenose i torakalregionen
  • M48.05Spinal stenose i torakolumbalregionen
  • M48.06Spinal stenose i lumbalregionen
  • M48.07Spinal stenose i lumbosakralregionen
  • and 1 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM480Spinalstenose

FinlandICD-10-FI

M48.0Selkärangankanavan ahtauma

GermanyICD-10-GM

M48.0Spinal(kanal)stenose

FranceICD-10-FR

M48.0Rétrécissement du canal médullaire

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M48.0spinale stenose

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific 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
  • M48.07Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region
  • M48.08Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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