ICD-10-CM Code M48.1
Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M48.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of M48.1 that describes the diagnosis 'ankylosing hyperostosis [forestier]' in more detail.
- M48.1 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier] NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code M481 is used to code Ankylosing hyperostosis
Ankylosing hyperostosis is a form of dorsopathy.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 721.6 |
Coding Notes for M48.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis [DISH]
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M48.1 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M48.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M48 - Other spondylopathies