M47.0 — Anterior spinal and vertebral artery compression syndromes
Not billable
Is M47.0 billable?
No — M47.0 is a non-billable header code. M47.0 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 10 billable codes beneath M47.0.
Billable codes under this header
- M47.011Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M47.012Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervical region
- M47.013Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervicothoracic region
- M47.014Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracic region
- M47.015Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracolumbar region
- M47.016Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, lumbar region
- M47.019Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, site unspecified
- M47.021Vertebral artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M47.022Vertebral artery compression syndromes, cervical region
- M47.029Vertebral artery compression syndromes, site unspecified
M47.0 at a glance
| Code | M47.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Anterior spinal and vertebral artery compression syndromes |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M47.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M47.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under M47.0? (2)
How long has M47.0 existed?
M47.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.