M48.8X

Non-Billable
ChapterM00–M99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Other specified spondylopathies

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).
General instructions are available for the parent sections:

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
M45-M49Spondylopathies (M45-M49)
M48Other spondylopathies
M48.8Other specified spondylopathies
M48.8XOther specified spondylopathiesNot billable
M48.8X1Other specified spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
M48.8X2Other specified spondylopathies, cervical regionBillable
M48.8X3Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic regionBillable
M48.8X4Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic regionBillable
M48.8X5Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar regionBillable
M48.8X6Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar regionBillable
M48.8X7Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral regionBillable
M48.8X8Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable
M48.8X9Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to M48.8X:

subcategoryM48.8
Other specified spondylopathies
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chapterCH13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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