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2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M48

Other spondylopathies

ICD-10-CM Code:
M48
ICD-10 Code for:
Other spondylopathies
Is Billable?
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M48 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity from the list below for a diagnosis of other spondylopathies. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2026 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 Other spondylopathies

Non-specific codes like M48 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following billable codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other spondylopathies:

  • M48.0 for Spinal stenosis

  • Use M48.00 for Spinal stenosis, site unspecified

  • Use M48.01 for Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • Use M48.02 for Spinal stenosis, cervical region

  • Use M48.03 for Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region

  • Use M48.04 for Spinal stenosis, thoracic region

  • Use M48.05 for Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region

  • M48.06 for Spinal stenosis, lumbar region

  • Use M48.07 for Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region

  • Use M48.08 for Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

  • M48.1 for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]

  • Use M48.10 for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], site unspecified

  • Use M48.11 for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • Use M48.12 for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervical region

  • Use M48.13 for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervicothoracic region

  • Use M48.14 for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic region

  • Use M48.15 for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region

  • Use M48.16 for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar region

  • Use M48.17 for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbosacral region

  • Use M48.18 for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal region

  • Use M48.19 for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spine

  • M48.2 for Kissing spine

  • Use M48.20 for Kissing spine, site unspecified

  • Use M48.21 for Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • Use M48.22 for Kissing spine, cervical region

  • Use M48.23 for Kissing spine, cervicothoracic region

  • Use M48.24 for Kissing spine, thoracic region

  • Use M48.25 for Kissing spine, thoracolumbar region

  • Use M48.26 for Kissing spine, lumbar region

  • Use M48.27 for Kissing spine, lumbosacral region

  • M48.3 for Traumatic spondylopathy

  • Use M48.30 for Traumatic spondylopathy, site unspecified

  • Use M48.31 for Traumatic spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • Use M48.32 for Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region

  • Use M48.33 for Traumatic spondylopathy, cervicothoracic region

  • Use M48.34 for Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracic region

  • Use M48.35 for Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracolumbar region

  • Use M48.36 for Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbar region

  • Use M48.37 for Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region

  • Use M48.38 for Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

  • M48.4 for Fatigue fracture of vertebra

  • M48.40 for Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified

  • M48.41 for Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • M48.42 for Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region

  • M48.43 for Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region

  • M48.44 for Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region

  • M48.45 for Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region

  • M48.46 for Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region

  • M48.47 for Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region

  • M48.48 for Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

  • M48.5 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified

  • M48.50 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified

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

  • M48.52 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region

  • M48.53 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region

  • M48.54 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region

  • M48.55 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region

  • M48.56 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region

  • M48.57 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region

  • M48.58 for Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

  • M48.8 for Other specified spondylopathies

  • M48.8X for Other specified spondylopathies

  • Use M48.9 for Spondylopathy, unspecified

Code Classification

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

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

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  • 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.