M48 — Other spondylopathies
Not billable
Is M48 billable?
No — M48 is a non-billable header code. M48 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 60 billable codes beneath M48.
Billable codes under this header
- M48.9Spondylopathy, unspecified
- M48.00Spinal stenosis, site unspecified
- M48.01Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.02Spinal stenosis, cervical region
- M48.03Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region
- M48.04Spinal stenosis, thoracic region
- M48.05Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region
- M48.07Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region
- M48.08Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M48.10Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], site unspecified
- M48.11Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.12Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervical region
- M48.13Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervicothoracic region
- M48.14Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic region
- M48.15Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region
- M48.16Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar region
- M48.17Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbosacral region
- M48.18Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M48.19Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spine
- M48.20Kissing spine, site unspecified
- M48.21Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.22Kissing spine, cervical region
- M48.23Kissing spine, cervicothoracic region
- M48.24Kissing spine, thoracic region
- M48.25Kissing spine, thoracolumbar region
- M48.26Kissing spine, lumbar region
- M48.27Kissing spine, lumbosacral region
- M48.30Traumatic spondylopathy, site unspecified
- M48.31Traumatic spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.32Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region
- M48.33Traumatic spondylopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M48.34Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracic region
- M48.35Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M48.36Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbar region
- M48.37Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region
- M48.38Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M48.061Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claudication
- M48.062Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudication
- M48.40XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.40XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.40XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.40XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, sequela of fracture
- M48.41XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.41XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.41XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.41XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, sequela of fracture
- M48.42XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.42XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.42XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.42XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, sequela of fracture
- M48.43XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.43XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.43XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.43XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, sequela of fracture
- M48.44XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.44XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M48.44XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M48.44XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, sequela of fracture
- M48.45XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, initial encounter for fracture
- M48.45XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
M48 at a glance
| Code | M48 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other spondylopathies |
| 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 M48, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M48 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 M48? (8)
- M48.0Spinal stenosisnot billable
- M48.1Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]not billable
- M48.2Kissing spinenot billable
- M48.3Traumatic spondylopathynot billable
- M48.4Fatigue fracture of vertebranot billable
- M48.5Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classifiednot billable
- M48.8Other specified spondylopathiesnot billable
- M48.9Spondylopathy, unspecified
How long has M48 existed?
M48 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.
Which codes are confused with M48?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with M48 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.