Other spondylosis

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

M47.81 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy (also a header)
M47.89 Other spondylosis (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other spondylosis

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from M47 Spondylosis

Includes

arthrosis or osteoarthritis of spine
degeneration of facet joints

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M47.0	Anterior spinal and vertebral artery compression syndromes	Not billable
M47.1	Other spondylosis with myelopathy	Not billable
M47.2	Other spondylosis with radiculopathy	Not billable
M47.9	Spondylosis, unspecified	Valid