FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Fatigue fracture of vertebra
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016A — initial encounter for fracture
D — subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G — subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S — sequela of fracture
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Fatigue fracture of vertebra
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Stress fracture of vertebra
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.4:
A — initial encounter for fracture
D — subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G — subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S — sequela of fracture
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M48.40Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecifiedCategory · further specificity requiredM48.41Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial regionCategory · further specificity requiredM48.42Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical regionCategory · further specificity requiredM48.43Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic regionCategory · further specificity requiredM48.44Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic regionCategory · further specificity requiredM48.45Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar regionCategory · further specificity requiredM48.46Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar regionCategory · further specificity requiredM48.47Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral regionCategory · further specificity requiredM48.48Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionCategory · further specificity requiredOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M48.0 | Spinal stenosis | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.1 | Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier] | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.2 | Kissing spine | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.3 | Traumatic spondylopathy | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.5 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.8 | Other specified spondylopathies | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.9 | Spondylopathy, unspecified | Billable / specific |
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