M48
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOther spondylopathies
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Other spondylopathies
M48 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
More specific codes under M48
- M48.0Spinal stenosiscategory
- M48.1Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]category
- M48.2Kissing spinecategory
- M48.3Traumatic spondylopathycategory
- M48.4Fatigue fracture of vertebracategory
- M48.5Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classifiedcategory
- M48.8Other specified spondylopathiescategory
- M48.9Spondylopathy, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.