ICD-10-CM Code M48.5
Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
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 M48.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of M48.5 that describes the diagnosis 'collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified' in more detail.
- M48.5 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code M48 is used to code Spondyloarthropathy
Spondyloarthropathy or spondyloarthrosis refers to any joint disease of the vertebral column. As such, it is a class or category of diseases rather than a single, specific entity. It differs from spondylopathy, which is a disease of the vertebra itself. However, many conditions involve both spondylopathy and spondyloarthropathy.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| MeSH Codes: | , , , , , |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 720.721722723724, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724 |
Coding Notes for M48.5 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. - Collapsed vertebra NOS
- Wedging of vertebra NOS
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Current injury - see Injury of spine, by body region
- Fatigue fracture of vertebra - instead, use code M48.4
- Pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm - instead, use code M84.58
- Pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis - instead, use code M84.68
- Pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis - instead, use code M80.-
- Pathological fracture NOS - instead, use code M84.4-
- Stress fracture of vertebra - instead, use code M48.4-
- Traumatic fracture of vertebra (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-) - instead, use code S12.-
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.5: See code M48.5
Parent Code: M48 - Other spondylopathies