M48.5Non-billable (header)
Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
Sub-codes of M48.5(9)
M48.5 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill. Sub-codes marked ⚠ require a 7th character — append A, D, or S (and an X placeholder if needed).
M48.50Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecifi…⚠ 7th charM48.51Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlan…⚠ 7th charM48.52Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical regio…⚠ 7th charM48.53Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoraci…⚠ 7th charM48.54Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic regio…⚠ 7th charM48.55Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar …⚠ 7th charM48.56Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region⚠ 7th charM48.57Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral re…⚠ 7th charM48.58Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sac…⚠ 7th char
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •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.-)
Code Hierarchy
┌13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)├M45-M49Spondylopathies (M45-M49)├M48Other spondylopathies
└M48.5Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
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