Is M47.02 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M47.02 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M47.02 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Spondylopathies (M45-M49).

M47.02

M47.02 — Vertebral artery compression syndromes

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M47.02 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for vertebral artery compression syndromes. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

M47.02 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 M47.02

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M47.0. If M47.02 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

M47.01Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes

Questions about M47.02

Is M47.02 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. M47.02 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M47.02 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Spondylopathies (M45-M49).