M47.89 — Other spondylosis
Is M47.89 billable?
No — M47.89 is a non-billable header code. M47.89 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 M47.89.
Billable codes under this header
- M47.891Other spondylosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M47.892Other spondylosis, cervical region
- M47.893Other spondylosis, cervicothoracic region
- M47.894Other spondylosis, thoracic region
- M47.895Other spondylosis, thoracolumbar region
- M47.896Other spondylosis, lumbar region
- M47.897Other spondylosis, lumbosacral region
- M47.898Other spondylosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M47.899Other spondylosis, site unspecified
M47.89 at a glance
| Code | M47.89 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other spondylosis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M47.89 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M47.89. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Facet syndrome
- Syndrome › facet
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M47.89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M47.89 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 M47.89? (9)
- M47.891Other spondylosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M47.892Other spondylosis, cervical region
- M47.893Other spondylosis, cervicothoracic region
- M47.894Other spondylosis, thoracic region
- M47.895Other spondylosis, thoracolumbar region
- M47.896Other spondylosis, lumbar region
- M47.897Other spondylosis, lumbosacral region
- M47.898Other spondylosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M47.899Other spondylosis, site unspecified
How long has M47.89 existed?
M47.89 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.