M47.1
Other spondylosis with myelopathy
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 11 never code together
M47.1code
Excludes1
- vertebral subluxation (M43.3-M43.5X9)M43.3-M43.5X9M43.3-M43.5X9
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 4
M47code
Includes
- arthrosis or osteoarthritis of spine
- degeneration of facet joints
M47.1code
Inclusion terms
- Spondylogenic compression of spinal cord
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
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Alongside this code 4 same parent — M47
Subordinate codes 7
M47.10 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, site unspecified M47.11 Oth spondylosis w myelopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region M47.12 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region M47.13 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region M47.14 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracic region M47.15 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region M47.16 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region
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