FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region
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, lumbosacral region
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 |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
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
M48.47XAFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, initial encounter for fractureBillable / specificM48.47XDFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable / specificM48.47XGFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable / specificM48.47XSFatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, sequela of fractureBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M48.40 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.41 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.42 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.43 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.44 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.45 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.46 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.48 | Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Category · further specificity required |
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