M48.8X4
Other specified spondylopathies, thoracic region
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 10 never code together
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
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 2
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Alongside this code 8 same parent — M48.8X
M48.8X1 Oth spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region M48.8X2 Other specified spondylopathies, cervical region M48.8X3 Other specified spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region M48.8X5 Other specified spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region M48.8X6 Other specified spondylopathies, lumbar region M48.8X7 Other specified spondylopathies, lumbosacral region M48.8X8 Oth spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region M48.8X9 Other specified spondylopathies, site unspecified
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