M48.50⚠ Requires 7th Character

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecifi…

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.5:

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to M48.50:

Ainitial encounter for fractureM48.50XADsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingM48.50XDGsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingM48.50XGSsequela of fractureM48.50XS

Sub-codes of M48.50(4)

M48.50 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

M48.50ACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecifi…✓ BillableM48.50DCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecifi…✓ BillableM48.50GCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecifi…✓ BillableM48.50SCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecifi…✓ Billable

Code Hierarchy

┌13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)├M45-M49Spondylopathies (M45-M49)├M48Other spondylopathies
└M48.50Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecifi…

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