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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

M48.42XG

Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where M48.42XG sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. M48 Other spondylopathies
  2. M48.4 Fatigue fracture of vertebra
  3. M48.42 Parent Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region
  4. M48.42XG This code Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

pathological fracture NOS ( M84.4- )

Inherited from M48.4 — Fatigue fracture of vertebra

Excludes1

pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm ( M84.58 )

Inherited from M48.4 — Fatigue fracture of vertebra

Excludes1

pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis ( M84.68 )

Inherited from M48.4 — Fatigue fracture of vertebra

Excludes1

pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis ( M80 .-)

Inherited from M48.4 — Fatigue fracture of vertebra

Excludes1

traumatic fracture of vertebrae (S12.0-S12.3-, S22.0- , S32.0- )

Inherited from M48.4 — Fatigue fracture of vertebra

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.4:

Inherited from M48.4 — Fatigue fracture of vertebra

7th Character

A - initial encounter for fracture

Inherited from M48.4 — Fatigue fracture of vertebra

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

Inherited from M48.4 — Fatigue fracture of vertebra

7th Character

G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

Inherited from M48.4 — Fatigue fracture of vertebra

7th Character

S - sequela of fracture

Inherited from M48.4 — Fatigue fracture of vertebra

Version History

How M48.42XG appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

Related Codes

Other codes under M48.42

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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