FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
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
Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region
Billable diagnosis 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 |
Historical mapping only; not an automatic code substitution.
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
Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M48.8X1 | Other specified spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Billable / specific |
| M48.8X2 | Other specified spondylopathies, cervical region | Billable / specific |
| M48.8X4 | Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic region | Billable / specific |
| M48.8X5 | Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region | Billable / specific |
| M48.8X6 | Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar region | Billable / specific |
| M48.8X7 | Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral region | Billable / specific |
| M48.8X8 | Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Billable / specific |
| M48.8X9 | Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗