M47.1 — Other spondylosis with myelopathy
Is M47.1 billable?
No — M47.1 is a non-billable header code. M47.1 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 7 billable codes beneath M47.1.
Billable codes under this header
- M47.10Other spondylosis with myelopathy, site unspecified
- M47.11Other spondylosis with myelopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M47.12Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region
- M47.13Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M47.14Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracic region
- M47.15Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M47.16Other spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region
M47.1 at a glance
| Code | M47.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other spondylosis with myelopathy |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with M47.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- vertebral subluxation (M43.3-M43.5X9)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to M47.1.
- Spondylogenic compression of spinal cord
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M47.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M47.1 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 M47.1? (7)
- M47.10Other spondylosis with myelopathy, site unspecified
- M47.11Other spondylosis with myelopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M47.12Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region
- M47.13Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M47.14Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracic region
- M47.15Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M47.16Other spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region
How long has M47.1 existed?
M47.1 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.