M48.4Non-billable (header)
Fatigue fracture of vertebra
Sub-codes of M48.4(9)
M48.4 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill. Sub-codes marked ⚠ require a 7th character — append A, D, or S (and an X placeholder if needed).
M48.40Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified⚠ 7th charM48.41Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region⚠ 7th charM48.42Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region⚠ 7th charM48.43Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region⚠ 7th charM48.44Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region⚠ 7th charM48.45Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region⚠ 7th charM48.46Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region⚠ 7th charM48.47Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region⚠ 7th charM48.48Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal regi…⚠ 7th char
Inclusion Terms
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •pathological fracture NOS (M84.4-)
- •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.-)
- •traumatic fracture of vertebrae (S12.0-S12.3-, S22.0-, S32.0-)
Code Hierarchy
┌13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)├M45-M49Spondylopathies (M45-M49)├M48Other spondylopathies
└M48.4Fatigue fracture of vertebra
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