M48.8X
Non-Billable
ChapterM00–M99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description
Other specified spondylopathies
Use a more specific code (9 billable)
M48.8X1Other specified spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial regionM48.8X2Other specified spondylopathies, cervical regionM48.8X3Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic regionM48.8X4Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic regionM48.8X5Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar regionM48.8X6Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar regionM48.8X7Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral regionM48.8X8Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionM48.8X9Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecified
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- •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
- •Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).
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chapterCH13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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