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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M48.2 Kissing spine

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M48.2 is the ICD-10 code for Kissing spine. 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

M48.2 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

M48.2Kissing spine

NorwayICD-10-NO

M48.2Baastrups sykdom

  • M48.20Baastrups sykdom i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
  • M48.21Baastrups sykdom i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
  • M48.22Baastrups sykdom i cervikalregionen
  • M48.23Baastrups sykdom i cervikotorakalregionen
  • M48.24Baastrups sykdom i torakalregionen
  • M48.25Baastrups sykdom i torakolumbalregionen
  • M48.26Baastrups sykdom i lumbalregionen
  • M48.27Baastrups sykdom i lumbosakralregionen
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM482Arthrosis processus spinosi vertebrarum lumbalium

FinlandICD-10-FI

M48.2Okahaarakeahtaus

GermanyICD-10-GM

M48.2Baastrup-Syndrom

FranceICD-10-FR

M48.2Arthrose interépineuse

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M48.2kissing spines

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific 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

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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