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M48.5 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified

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M48.5 is the ICD-10 code for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified. 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 M48.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Collapsed vertebra NOS
  • Wedging of vertebra NOS

What M48.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • collapsed vertebra in osteoporosis M80.-
  • current injury - see injury of spine by body region.

M48.5 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

M48.5Kotkompression som ej klassificeras på annan plats

NorwayICD-10-NO

M48.5Sammenfalt ryggvirvel, ikke klassifisert annet sted

  • M48.50Sammenfalt ryggvirvel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
  • M48.51Sammenfalt ryggvirvel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
  • M48.52Sammenfalt ryggvirvel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i cervikalregionen
  • M48.53Sammenfalt ryggvirvel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i cervikotorakalregionen
  • M48.54Sammenfalt ryggvirvel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i torakalregionen
  • M48.55Sammenfalt ryggvirvel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i torakolumbalregionen
  • M48.56Sammenfalt ryggvirvel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i lumbalregionen
  • M48.57Sammenfalt ryggvirvel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i lumbosakralregionen
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM485Sammenfald af ryghvirvel IKA

  • DM485AKileformet sammenfald af ryghvirvel
FinlandICD-10-FI

M48.5Muualla luokittamaton luhistunut nikama

GermanyICD-10-GM

M48.5Wirbelkörperkompression, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

M48.5Tassement vertébral, non classé ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M48.5ingezakte wervel, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific 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
  • and 28 more national subcodes

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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