FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Spinal stenosis
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016For 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
Spinal stenosis
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 |
Caudal stenosis
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M48.00Spinal stenosis, site unspecifiedBillable / specificM48.01Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable / specificM48.02Spinal stenosis, cervical regionBillable / specificM48.03Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic regionBillable / specificM48.04Spinal stenosis, thoracic regionBillable / specificM48.05Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar regionBillable / specificM48.06Spinal stenosis, lumbar regionCategory · further specificity requiredM48.07Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral regionBillable / specificM48.08Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | 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 |
| M48.4 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra | 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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