FY2017
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2017A — 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
Latest recorded change · FY2017
Effective from
Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2017| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| 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
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.5:
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
M48.55XACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, initial encounter for fractureBillable / specificM48.55XDCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable / specificM48.55XGCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable / specificM48.55XSCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region, sequela of fractureBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M48.50 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.51 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.52 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.53 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.54 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.56 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.57 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region | Category · further specificity required |
| M48.58 | Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗