M47.81 — Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy
Not billable
Is M47.81 billable?
No — M47.81 is a non-billable header code. M47.81 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 9 billable codes beneath M47.81.
Billable codes under this header
- M47.811Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M47.812Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical region
- M47.813Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M47.814Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracic region
- M47.815Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M47.816Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar region
- M47.817Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
- M47.818Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M47.819Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, site unspecified
M47.81 at a glance
| Code | M47.81 |
|---|---|
| Description | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy |
| 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 M47.81, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M47.81 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 M47.81? (9)
- M47.811Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M47.812Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical region
- M47.813Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M47.814Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracic region
- M47.815Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M47.816Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar region
- M47.817Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
- M47.818Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M47.819Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, site unspecified
How long has M47.81 existed?
M47.81 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.