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ICD-10 Code for Spondylolisthesis

Also indexed as (acquired) (degenerative)

The ICD-10-CM code for spondylolisthesis is M43.10 — Spondylolisthesis, site unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for spondylolisthesis with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

BillableUnspecified

M43.10 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.

Which spondylolisthesis code should you use?

The Alphabetic Index lists 43 codes under Spondylolisthesis. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.

By type

with disproportionO33.0Maternal care for disproportion due to deformity of maternal pelvic bones
cervical regionM43.12Spondylolisthesis, cervical region
cervicothoracic regionM43.13Spondylolisthesis, cervicothoracic region
congenitalQ76.2Congenital spondylolisthesis
lumbar regionM43.16Spondylolisthesis, lumbar region
lumbosacral regionM43.17Spondylolisthesis, lumbosacral region
multiple sitesM43.19Spondylolisthesis, multiple sites in spine
occipito-atlanto-axial regionM43.11Spondylolisthesis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
sacrococcygeal regionM43.18Spondylolisthesis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
thoracic regionM43.14Spondylolisthesis, thoracic region
thoracolumbar regionM43.15Spondylolisthesis, thoracolumbar region
traumaticM43.10Spondylolisthesis, site unspecified

Spondylolisthesis with disproportion

causing obstructed laborO65.0Obstructed labor due to deformed pelvis

Spondylolisthesis traumatic

acute › fifth cervicalS12.430Not billableUnspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
acute › fourth cervicalS12.330Not billableUnspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
acute › second cervicalS12.130Not billableUnspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
acute › seventh cervicalS12.630Not billableUnspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
acute › sixth cervicalS12.530Not billableUnspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
acute › third cervicalS12.230Not billableUnspecified traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
acute › fifth cervical › nondisplacedS12.431Not billableUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
acute › fifth cervical › specified type NECS12.450Not billableOther traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
acute › fifth cervical › type IIIS12.44Not billableType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
acute › fourth cervical › nondisplacedS12.331Not billableUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
acute › fourth cervical › specified type NECS12.350Not billableOther traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
acute › fourth cervical › type IIIS12.34Not billableType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
acute › second cervical › nondisplacedS12.131Not billableUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
acute › second cervical › specified type NECS12.150Not billableOther traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
acute › second cervical › type IIIS12.14Not billableType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
acute › seventh cervical › nondisplacedS12.631Not billableUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
acute › seventh cervical › specified type NECS12.650Not billableOther traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
acute › seventh cervical › type IIIS12.64Not billableType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
acute › sixth cervical › nondisplacedS12.531Not billableUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
acute › sixth cervical › specified type NECS12.550Not billableOther traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
acute › sixth cervical › type IIIS12.54Not billableType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
acute › third cervical › nondisplacedS12.231Not billableUnspecified traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
acute › third cervical › specified type NECS12.250Not billableOther traumatic displaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
acute › third cervical › type IIIS12.24Not billableType III traumatic spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra
acute › fifth cervical › specified type NEC › nondisplacedS12.451Not billableOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fifth cervical vertebra
acute › fourth cervical › specified type NEC › nondisplacedS12.351Not billableOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of fourth cervical vertebra
acute › second cervical › specified type NEC › nondisplacedS12.151Not billableOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of second cervical vertebra
acute › seventh cervical › specified type NEC › nondisplacedS12.651Not billableOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of seventh cervical vertebra
acute › sixth cervical › specified type NEC › nondisplacedS12.551Not billableOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of sixth cervical vertebra
acute › third cervical › specified type NEC › nondisplacedS12.251Not billableOther traumatic nondisplaced spondylolisthesis of third cervical vertebra

Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources