M48.9
BillableSpondylopathy, unspecified
Spondylopathy, unspecified
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- Disease, SpinalC0037933
- Diseases, SpinalC0037933
- Disorder of vertebral columnC0037933
- Disorder of vertebral column (disorder)C0037933
- SPINAL DISC0037933
- Spinal DiseaseC0037933
- Spinal DiseasesC0037933
- Spinal disorderC0037933
- Spinal disorder NOSC0037933
- Spondylopathies (M45-M49)C0037933
- SpondylopathyC0037933
- Spondylopathy, unspecifiedC0037933
- disorder of spineC0037933
- spinal diseaseC0037933
- spinal diseasesC0037933
- spinal disorderC0037933
- spine diseaseC0037933
- spine disorderC0037933
- spondylopathiesC0037933
- spondylopathyC0037933
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M48.9?
ICD-10-CM code M48.9 represents "Spondylopathy, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M48.9 a billable code?
Yes, M48.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M48.9 in?
M48.9 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What SNOMED CT codes does M48.9 map to?
M48.9 maps to 2 SNOMED CT concepts: 720609003, 399305009. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M48.9?
M48.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0037933. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.