Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region

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 4 more specific codes instead:

M48.41XA Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, initial encounter for fracture
M48.41XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
M48.41XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
M48.41XS Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, sequela of fracture

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

March > fracture
Fracture, traumatic > march
Fracture, traumatic > fatigue
Fracture, traumatic > stress > neck
Fracture, traumatic > stress > vertebra
Fracture, traumatic > fatigue > vertebra > occipito-atlanto-axial region

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M48.40	Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified	Not billable
M48.42	Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region	Not billable
M48.43	Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region	Not billable
M48.44	Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region	Not billable
M48.45	Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region	Not billable
M48.46	Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region	Not billable
M48.47	Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region	Not billable
M48.48	Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region	Not billable