ICD-10 diagnosis code

M48.8 Other specified spondylopathies

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M48.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified spondylopathies. 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 M48.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament

M48.8 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

M48.8Andra specificerade spondylopatier

  • M48.8ALateral spinal stenos (rotkanalstenos) i halsryggen
  • M48.8JLateral spinal stenos (rotkanalstenos) i torakalryggen
  • M48.8KLateral spinal stenos (rotkanalstenos) i ländryggen
  • M48.8WAndra specificerade spondylopatier
NorwayICD-10-NO

M48.8Annen spesifisert lidelse i ryggsøylen

  • M48.80Annen spesifisert lidelse i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
  • M48.81Annen spesifisert lidelse i ryggsøylens oksipito-atlanto-aksialregion
  • M48.82Annen spesifisert lidelse i ryggsøylens cervikalregion
  • M48.83Annen spesifisert lidelse i ryggsøylens cervikotorakalregion
  • M48.84Annen spesifisert lidelse i ryggsøylens torakalregion
  • M48.85Annen spesifisert lidelse i ryggsøylens torakolumbalregion
  • M48.86Annen spesifisert lidelse i ryggsøylens lumbalregion
  • M48.87Annen spesifisert lidelse i ryggsøylens lumbosakralregion
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM488Anden form for spondylopati

  • DM488AOssificatio ligamenti longitudinalis posterioris
FinlandICD-10-FI

M48.8Muu nikamasairaus

GermanyICD-10-GM

M48.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete Spondylopathien

FranceICD-10-FR

M48.8Autres spondylopathies précisées

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M48.8overige gespecificeerde spondylopathieën

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific 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
  • and 1 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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