M48.5 – Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
Coding Notes
Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Type 1 Excludes
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.-)
Applicable To
Collapsed vertebra NOS
Compression fracture of vertebra NOS
Wedging of vertebra NOS
Child Codes
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| M00-M99 | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99) |
| M45-M49 | Spondylopathies (M45-M49) |
| M48 | Other spondylopathies |
| M48.5 |
Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
Type 1 Excludes
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.-)
Applicable to
Collapsed vertebra NOS
Compression fracture of vertebra NOS
Wedging of vertebra NOS
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| M48.50 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified |
| M48.51 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
| M48.52 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region |
| M48.53 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region |
| M48.54 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region |
| M48.55 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region |
| M48.56 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region |
| M48.57 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region |
| M48.58 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region |