Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine 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 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine 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.

Fracture, traumatic > collapsed
Wedge-shaped or wedging vertebra
Fracture, pathological > compression
Compression > fracture > nontraumatic NOS
Fracture, traumatic > vertebra, vertebral > metastatic
Collapse > vertebra > thoracic region
Collapse > vertebra > in > specified disease NEC > thoracic region

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M48.54XA	Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, initial encounter for fracture	Valid
M48.54XG	Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing	Valid
M48.54XS	Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region, sequela of fracture	Valid