M48.5
Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where M48.5 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- M48 Parent Other spondylopathies
- M48.5 This code Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Inclusion Terms
Collapsed vertebra NOS
Inclusion Terms
Compression fracture of vertebra NOS
Inclusion Terms
Wedging of vertebra NOS
Excludes1
current injury - see Injury of spine, by body region
Excludes1
fatigue fracture of vertebra ( M48.4 )
Excludes1
pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm ( M84.58 )
Excludes1
pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis ( M84.68 )
Excludes1
pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis ( M80 .-)
Excludes1
pathological fracture NOS ( M84.4- )
Excludes1
stress fracture of vertebra ( M48.4- )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.5:
7th Character
A - initial encounter for fracture
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
7th Character
S - sequela of fracture
More Specific Codes
9 codes under M48.5
- M48.50 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified Has subcodes
- M48.51 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region Has subcodes
- M48.52 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region Has subcodes
- M48.53 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region Has subcodes
- M48.54 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region Has subcodes
- M48.55 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region Has subcodes
- M48.56 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region Has subcodes
- M48.57 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region Has subcodes
- M48.58 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region Has subcodes
Version History
How M48.5 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
Related Codes
Other codes under M48
Codes whose official notes reference M48.5
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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