M48.8X
M48.8X — Other specified spondylopathies
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M48.8X 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.
Risk adjustment
M48.8X 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 M48.8X
9 child codes. Green means billable.
- M48.8X1Other specified spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.8X2Other specified spondylopathies, cervical region
- M48.8X3Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region
- M48.8X4Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic region
- M48.8X5Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region
- M48.8X6Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar region
- M48.8X7Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral region
- M48.8X8Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M48.8X9Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecified
Questions about M48.8X
- Is M48.8X a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M48.8X is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M48.8X sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Spondylopathies (M45-M49).