M47
M47 — Spondylosis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M47 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for spondylosis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- arthrosis or osteoarthritis of spine
- degeneration of facet joints
Other codes that can never be billed with M47
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at M47. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading M47 alone.
Risk adjustment
M47 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M47
5 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about M47
- Is M47 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M47 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M47 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Spondylopathies (M45-M49).