Is M47.13 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. M47.13 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does M47.13 sit in the tabular list?

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

What cannot be coded together with M47.13?

M47.13 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above M47.13 (M47.1) and apply to it just the same.

M47.13

M47.13 — Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

M47.13 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M47.13

These are not written on M47.13, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing M47.13 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on M47.1 — Other spondylosis with myelopathy

vertebral subluxation (M43.3-M43.5X9)

Other codes that can never be billed with M47.13

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at M47.13. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading M47.13 alone.

G54Nerve root and plexus disorders

Risk adjustment

M47.13 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.

Medicare coverage

M47.13 is named in 38 Medicare coverage policies — 31 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
A58883Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered

How M47.13 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to M47.13.

Spondylosis›with›myelopathy NEC›cervicothoracic region

Code history

M47.13 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M47.1. If M47.13 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about M47.13

Is M47.13 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. M47.13 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does M47.13 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Spondylopathies (M45-M49).
What cannot be coded together with M47.13?: M47.13 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above M47.13 (M47.1) and apply to it just the same.