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FY2027

M48.8X8 — Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

BillableUnspecified

Is M48.8X8 billable?

Yes, but M48.8X8 is an unspecified code. M48.8X8 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, M48.8X8 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting M48.8X8 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.

M48.8X8 at a glance

CodeM48.8X8
DescriptionOther specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does M48.8X8 group to?

M48.8X8 sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 545Connective Tissue Disorders with MCCmedical
  • 546Connective Tissue Disorders with CCmedical
  • 547Connective Tissue Disorders without CC/MCCmedical

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M48.8X8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M48.8X8 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)

How long has M48.8X8 existed?

M48.8X8 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.

What other codes are in the M48.8X family? (8)