Is M48.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M48.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M48.8 sit in the tabular list?

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

M48.8

M48.8 — Other specified spondylopathies

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M48.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified spondylopathies. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament

Risk adjustment

M48.8 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 M48.8

1 child code. Green means billable.

M48.8XOther specified spondylopathies

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M48. If M48.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about M48.8

Is M48.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. M48.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M48.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Spondylopathies (M45-M49).