Other spondylopathies (M48)

Browse all the diagnosis codes used for other spondylopathies (m48). For easy navigation, the diagnosis codes are sorted in alphabetical order and grouped by sections. Each section is clearly marked with its description, and the corresponding three-digit code range. This format makes it simple to browse diagnosis codes in this chapter or section and find what you're looking for. We've also added green checkmark icons to label billable codes, and red warning icons for non-billable ones. This makes it easy to identify which codes can be billed.

Clinical Information

Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament - A calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spinal column, usually at the level of the cervical spine. It is often associated with anterior ankylosing hyperostosis.

Spinal Stenosis - Narrowing of the spinal canal.

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)

    • Spondylopathies (M45-M49)

        • Other spondylopathies (M48)

        • M48 Other spondylopathies
        • M48.0 Spinal stenosis
        • M48.00 Spinal stenosis, site unspecified
        • M48.01 Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M48.02 Spinal stenosis, cervical region
        • M48.03 Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region
        • M48.04 Spinal stenosis, thoracic region
        • M48.05 Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region
        • M48.06 Spinal stenosis, lumbar region
        • M48.061 Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claudication
        • M48.062 Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudication
        • M48.07 Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region
        • M48.08 Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M48.1 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]
        • M48.10 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], site unspecified
        • M48.11 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M48.12 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervical region
        • M48.13 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervicothoracic region
        • M48.14 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic region
        • M48.15 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region
        • M48.16 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar region
        • M48.17 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbosacral region
        • M48.18 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M48.19 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spine
        • M48.2 Kissing spine
        • M48.20 Kissing spine, site unspecified
        • M48.21 Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M48.22 Kissing spine, cervical region
        • M48.23 Kissing spine, cervicothoracic region
        • M48.24 Kissing spine, thoracic region
        • M48.25 Kissing spine, thoracolumbar region
        • M48.26 Kissing spine, lumbar region
        • M48.27 Kissing spine, lumbosacral region
        • M48.3 Traumatic spondylopathy
        • M48.30 Traumatic spondylopathy, site unspecified
        • M48.31 Traumatic spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M48.32 Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region
        • M48.33 Traumatic spondylopathy, cervicothoracic region
        • M48.34 Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracic region
        • M48.35 Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracolumbar region
        • M48.36 Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbar region
        • M48.37 Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region
        • M48.38 Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M48.4 Fatigue fracture of vertebra
        • M48.40 Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified
        • M48.40XA Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.40XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.40XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.40XS Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, sequela of fracture
        • M48.41 Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M48.41XA Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.41XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.41XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.41XS Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.42 Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region
        • M48.42XA Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.42XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.42XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.42XS Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.43 Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region
        • M48.43XA Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.43XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.43XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.43XS Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.44 Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region
        • M48.44XA Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.44XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.44XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.44XS Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.45 Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region
        • M48.45XA Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.45XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.45XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.45XS Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.46 Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region
        • M48.46XA Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.46XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.46XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.46XS Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.47 Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region
        • M48.47XA Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.47XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.47XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.47XS Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.48 Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M48.48XA Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.48XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.48XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.48XS Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.5 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
        • M48.50 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified
        • M48.50XA Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.50XD Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.50XG Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.50XS Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, sequela of fracture
        • M48.51 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M48.51XA Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.51XD Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.51XG Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.51XS Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.52 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region
        • M48.52XA Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.52XD Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.52XG Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.52XS Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.53 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region
        • M48.53XA Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.53XD Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.53XG Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.53XS Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.54 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region
        • M48.54XA Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.54XD Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.54XG Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.54XS Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.55 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region
        • M48.55XA Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.55XD Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.55XG Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.55XS Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.56 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region
        • M48.56XA Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.56XD Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.56XG Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.56XS Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.57 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region
        • M48.57XA Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.57XD Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.57XG Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.57XS Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.58 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M48.58XA Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, initial encounter for fracture
        • M48.58XD Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
        • M48.58XG Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
        • M48.58XS Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, sequela of fracture
        • M48.8 Other specified spondylopathies
        • M48.8X Other specified spondylopathies
        • M48.8X1 Other specified spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M48.8X2 Other specified spondylopathies, cervical region
        • M48.8X3 Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region
        • M48.8X4 Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic region
        • M48.8X5 Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region
        • M48.8X6 Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar region
        • M48.8X7 Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral region
        • M48.8X8 Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M48.8X9 Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecified
        • M48.9 Spondylopathy, unspecified