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M48.47XA

Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, initial encounter for fracture

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.

  1. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, initial encounter for fracture

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
M48.47XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing Valid
M48.47XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing Valid
M48.47XS Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region, sequela of fracture Valid