ICD-10 Code for Spondylosis
The ICD-10-CM code for spondylosis is M47.9 — Spondylosis, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for spondylosis with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
M47.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which spondylosis code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 37 codes under Spondylosis. 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
Spondylosis with
| disproportion | O33.0 | Maternal care for disproportion due to deformity of maternal pelvic bones | |
| myelopathy NEC | M47.10 | Other spondylosis with myelopathy, site unspecified | |
| radiculopathy | M47.20 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, site unspecified | |
| disproportion › causing obstructed labor | O65.0 | Obstructed labor due to deformed pelvis | |
| myelopathy NEC › cervical region | M47.12 | Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region | |
| myelopathy NEC › cervicothoracic region | M47.13 | Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region | |
| myelopathy NEC › lumbar region | M47.16 | Other spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region | |
| myelopathy NEC › occipito-atlanto-axial region | M47.11 | Other spondylosis with myelopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region | |
| myelopathy NEC › thoracic region | M47.14 | Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracic region | |
| myelopathy NEC › thoracolumbar region | M47.15 | Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region | |
| radiculopathy › cervical region | M47.22 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervical region | |
| radiculopathy › cervicothoracic region | M47.23 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region | |
| radiculopathy › lumbar region | M47.26 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbar region | |
| radiculopathy › lumbosacral region | M47.27 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region | |
| radiculopathy › occipito-atlanto-axial region | M47.21 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region | |
| radiculopathy › sacrococcygeal region | M47.28 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | |
| radiculopathy › thoracic region | M47.24 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, thoracic region | |
| radiculopathy › thoracolumbar region | M47.25 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region |
Spondylosis specified NEC
| cervical region | M47.892 | Other spondylosis, cervical region | |
| cervicothoracic region | M47.893 | Other spondylosis, cervicothoracic region | |
| facet joint | M47.819 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, site unspecified | |
| lumbar region | M47.896 | Other spondylosis, lumbar region | |
| lumbosacral region | M47.897 | Other spondylosis, lumbosacral region | |
| occipito-atlanto-axial region | M47.891 | Other spondylosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region | |
| sacrococcygeal region | M47.898 | Other spondylosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | |
| thoracic region | M47.894 | Other spondylosis, thoracic region | |
| thoracolumbar region | M47.895 | Other spondylosis, thoracolumbar region |
Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy
| cervical region | M47.812 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical region | |
| cervicothoracic region | M47.813 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region | |
| lumbar region | M47.816 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar region | |
| lumbosacral region | M47.817 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbosacral region | |
| occipito-atlanto-axial region | M47.811 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region | |
| sacrococcygeal region | M47.818 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | |
| thoracic region | M47.814 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracic region | |
| thoracolumbar region | M47.815 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region |
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