Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M48.5

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified

ICD-10-CM Code:
M48.5
ICD-10 Code for:
Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
    (M00–M99)
    • Spondylopathies
      (M45-M49)
      • Other spondylopathies
        (M48)

M48.5 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified

Non-specific codes like M48.5 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified:

  • M48.50 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.50XA for initial encounter for fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.50XD for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.50XG for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.50XS for sequela of fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • M48.51 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.51XA for initial encounter for fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.51XD for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.51XG for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.51XS for sequela of fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • M48.52 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.52XA for initial encounter for fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.52XD for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.52XG for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.52XS for sequela of fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • M48.53 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.53XA for initial encounter for fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.53XD for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.53XG for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.53XS for sequela of fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • M48.54 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.54XA for initial encounter for fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.54XD for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.54XG for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.54XS for sequela of fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • M48.55 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.55XA for initial encounter for fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.55XD for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.55XG for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.55XS for sequela of fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • M48.56 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.56XA for initial encounter for fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.56XD for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.56XG for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.56XS for sequela of fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • M48.57 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.57XA for initial encounter for fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.57XD for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.57XG for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.57XS for sequela of fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • M48.58 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.58XA for initial encounter for fracture - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.58XD for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.58XG for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M48.58XS for sequela of fracture - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Collapsed vertebra NOS
  • Compression fracture of vertebra NOS
  • Wedging of vertebra NOS

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • current injury - see Injury of spine, by body region
  • fatigue fracture of vertebra M48.4
  • pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm M84.58
  • pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis M84.68
  • pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis M80
  • pathological fracture NOS M84.4
  • stress fracture of vertebra M48.4
  • traumatic fracture of vertebra S12 S22 S32

7th Character Note

7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.5:

7th Character

7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
  • A - initial encounter for fracture
  • D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S - sequela of fracture

Patient Education


Spine Injuries and Disorders

Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bone discs called vertebrae. The vertebrae protect your spinal cord and allow you to stand and bend. A number of problems can change the structure of the spine or damage the vertebrae and surrounding tissue. They include:

  • Infections
  • Injuries
  • Tumors
  • Conditions, such as ankylosing spondylitis and scoliosis
  • Bone changes that come with age, such as spinal stenosis and herniated disks

Spinal diseases often cause pain when bone changes put pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. They can also limit movement. Treatments differ by disease, but sometimes they include back braces and surgery.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.