About Section M45-M49

Section M45-M49 covers Spondylopathies within Chapter 13 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List. This section includes diagnosis codes ranging from M45 to M49. Each code below includes its description, billable status, and links to detailed coding guidelines.
Diagnosis Codes 241 entries
M45Ankylosing spondylitisNon-Billable›M45.0Ankylosing spondylitis of multiple sites in spineBillable›M45.1Ankylosing spondylitis of occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M45.2Ankylosing spondylitis of cervical regionBillable›M45.3Ankylosing spondylitis of cervicothoracic regionBillable›M45.4Ankylosing spondylitis of thoracic regionBillable›M45.5Ankylosing spondylitis of thoracolumbar regionBillable›M45.6Ankylosing spondylitis lumbar regionBillable›M45.7Ankylosing spondylitis of lumbosacral regionBillable›M45.8Ankylosing spondylitis sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M45.9Ankylosing spondylitis of unspecified sites in spineBillable›M45.ANon-radiographic axial spondyloarthritisNon-Billable›M45.A0Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of unspecified sites in spineBillable›M45.A1Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M45.A2Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of cervical regionBillable›M45.A3Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of cervicothoracic regionBillable›M45.A4Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of thoracic regionBillable›M45.A5Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of thoracolumbar regionBillable›M45.A6Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of lumbar regionBillable›M45.A7Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of lumbosacral regionBillable›M45.A8Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M45.ABNon-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of multiple sites in spineBillable›M46Other inflammatory spondylopathiesNon-Billable›M46.0Spinal enthesopathyNon-Billable›M46.00Spinal enthesopathy, site unspecifiedBillable›M46.01Spinal enthesopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M46.02Spinal enthesopathy, cervical regionBillable›M46.03Spinal enthesopathy, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M46.04Spinal enthesopathy, thoracic regionBillable›M46.05Spinal enthesopathy, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M46.06Spinal enthesopathy, lumbar regionBillable›M46.07Spinal enthesopathy, lumbosacral regionBillable›M46.08Spinal enthesopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M46.09Spinal enthesopathy, multiple sites in spineBillable›M46.1Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classifiedBillable›M46.2Osteomyelitis of vertebraNon-Billable›M46.20Osteomyelitis of vertebra, site unspecifiedBillable›M46.21Osteomyelitis of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M46.22Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervical regionBillable›M46.23Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M46.24Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracic regionBillable›M46.25Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M46.26Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar regionBillable›M46.27Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbosacral regionBillable›M46.28Osteomyelitis of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M46.3Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)Non-Billable›M46.30Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), site unspecifiedBillable›M46.31Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M46.32Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), cervical regionBillable›M46.33Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), cervicothoracic regionBillable›M46.34Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), thoracic regionBillable›M46.35Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), thoracolumbar regionBillable›M46.36Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), lumbar regionBillable›M46.37Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), lumbosacral regionBillable›M46.38Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M46.39Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), multiple sites in spineBillable›M46.4Discitis, unspecifiedNon-Billable›M46.40Discitis, unspecified, site unspecifiedBillable›M46.41Discitis, unspecified, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M46.42Discitis, unspecified, cervical regionBillable›M46.43Discitis, unspecified, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M46.44Discitis, unspecified, thoracic regionBillable›M46.45Discitis, unspecified, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M46.46Discitis, unspecified, lumbar regionBillable›M46.47Discitis, unspecified, lumbosacral regionBillable›M46.48Discitis, unspecified, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M46.49Discitis, unspecified, multiple sites in spineBillable›M46.5Other infective spondylopathiesNon-Billable›M46.50Other infective spondylopathies, site unspecifiedBillable›M46.51Other infective spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M46.52Other infective spondylopathies, cervical regionBillable›M46.53Other infective spondylopathies, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M46.54Other infective spondylopathies, thoracic regionBillable›M46.55Other infective spondylopathies, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M46.56Other infective spondylopathies, lumbar regionBillable›M46.57Other infective spondylopathies, lumbosacral regionBillable›M46.58Other infective spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M46.59Other infective spondylopathies, multiple sites in spineBillable›M46.8Other specified inflammatory spondylopathiesNon-Billable›M46.80Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, site unspecifiedBillable›M46.81Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M46.82Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, cervical regionBillable›M46.83Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M46.84Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, thoracic regionBillable›M46.85Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M46.86Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, lumbar regionBillable›M46.87Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, lumbosacral regionBillable›M46.88Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M46.89Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, multiple sites in spineBillable›M46.9Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathyNon-Billable›M46.90Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, site unspecifiedBillable›M46.91Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M46.92Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, cervical regionBillable›M46.93Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M46.94Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, thoracic regionBillable›M46.95Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M46.96Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, lumbar regionBillable›M46.97Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, lumbosacral regionBillable›M46.98Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M46.99Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, multiple sites in spineBillable›M47SpondylosisNon-Billable›M47.0Anterior spinal and vertebral artery compression syndromesNon-Billable›M47.01Anterior spinal artery compression syndromesNon-Billable›M47.011Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M47.012Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervical regionBillable›M47.013Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M47.014Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracic regionBillable›M47.015Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M47.016Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, lumbar regionBillable›M47.019Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, site unspecifiedBillable›M47.02Vertebral artery compression syndromesNon-Billable›M47.021Vertebral artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M47.022Vertebral artery compression syndromes, cervical regionBillable›M47.029Vertebral artery compression syndromes, site unspecifiedBillable›M47.1Other spondylosis with myelopathyNon-Billable›M47.10Other spondylosis with myelopathy, site unspecifiedBillable›M47.11Other spondylosis with myelopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M47.12Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical regionBillable›M47.13Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M47.14Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracic regionBillable›M47.15Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M47.16Other spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar regionBillable›M47.2Other spondylosis with radiculopathyNon-Billable›M47.20Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, site unspecifiedBillable›M47.21Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M47.22Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervical regionBillable›M47.23Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M47.24Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, thoracic regionBillable›M47.25Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M47.26Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbar regionBillable›M47.27Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbosacral regionBillable›M47.28Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M47.8Other spondylosisNon-Billable›M47.81Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathyNon-Billable›M47.811Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M47.812Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical regionBillable›M47.813Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M47.814Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracic regionBillable›M47.815Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M47.816Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar regionBillable›M47.817Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbosacral regionBillable›M47.818Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M47.819Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, site unspecifiedBillable›M47.89Other spondylosisNon-Billable›M47.891Other spondylosis, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M47.892Other spondylosis, cervical regionBillable›M47.893Other spondylosis, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M47.894Other spondylosis, thoracic regionBillable›M47.895Other spondylosis, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M47.896Other spondylosis, lumbar regionBillable›M47.897Other spondylosis, lumbosacral regionBillable›M47.898Other spondylosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M47.899Other spondylosis, site unspecifiedBillable›M47.9Spondylosis, unspecifiedBillable›M48Other spondylopathiesNon-Billable›M48.0Spinal stenosisNon-Billable›M48.00Spinal stenosis, site unspecifiedBillable›M48.01Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M48.02Spinal stenosis, cervical regionBillable›M48.03Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M48.04Spinal stenosis, thoracic regionBillable›M48.05Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M48.06Spinal stenosis, lumbar regionNon-Billable›M48.061Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claudicationBillable›M48.062Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudicationBillable›M48.07Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral regionBillable›M48.08Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M48.1Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]Non-Billable›M48.10Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], site unspecifiedBillable›M48.11Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M48.12Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervical regionBillable›M48.13Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervicothoracic regionBillable›M48.14Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic regionBillable›M48.15Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar regionBillable›M48.16Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar regionBillable›M48.17Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbosacral regionBillable›M48.18Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M48.19Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spineBillable›M48.2Kissing spineNon-Billable›M48.20Kissing spine, site unspecifiedBillable›M48.21Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M48.22Kissing spine, cervical regionBillable›M48.23Kissing spine, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M48.24Kissing spine, thoracic regionBillable›M48.25Kissing spine, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M48.26Kissing spine, lumbar regionBillable›M48.27Kissing spine, lumbosacral regionBillable›M48.3Traumatic spondylopathyNon-Billable›M48.30Traumatic spondylopathy, site unspecifiedBillable›M48.31Traumatic spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M48.32Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical regionBillable›M48.33Traumatic spondylopathy, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M48.34Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracic regionBillable›M48.35Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M48.36Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbar regionBillable›M48.37Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral regionBillable›M48.38Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M48.4Fatigue fracture of vertebraNon-Billable›M48.40Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecifiedBillable›M48.41Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M48.42Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical regionBillable›M48.43Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M48.44Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic regionBillable›M48.45Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M48.46Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar regionBillable›M48.47Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral regionBillable›M48.48Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M48.5Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classifiedNon-Billable›M48.50Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecifiedBillable›M48.51Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M48.52Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical regionBillable›M48.53Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M48.54Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic regionBillable›M48.55Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M48.56Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar regionBillable›M48.57Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral regionBillable›M48.58Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M48.8Other specified spondylopathiesNon-Billable›M48.8XOther specified spondylopathiesNon-Billable›M48.8X1Other specified spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M48.8X2Other specified spondylopathies, cervical regionBillable›M48.8X3Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M48.8X4Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic regionBillable›M48.8X5Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M48.8X6Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar regionBillable›M48.8X7Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral regionBillable›M48.8X8Other specified spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M48.8X9Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecifiedBillable›M48.9Spondylopathy, unspecifiedBillable›M49Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhereNon-Billable›M49.8Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhereNon-Billable›M49.80Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, site unspecifiedBillable›M49.81Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable›M49.82Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervical regionBillable›M49.83Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervicothoracic regionBillable›M49.84Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracic regionBillable›M49.85Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracolumbar regionBillable›M49.86Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbar regionBillable›M49.87Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbosacral regionBillable›M49.88Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable›M49.89Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, multiple sites in spineBillable›