Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

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.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

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 > sacrococcygeal region

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M48.48XA	Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, initial encounter for fracture	Valid
M48.48XD	Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing	Valid
M48.48XS	Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region, sequela of fracture	Valid