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Category · FY2027

M47 Spondylosis

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M47 is not billable. The category heads 45 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 subdivisions.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
  2. M45-M49 Spondylopathies (M45-M49)
  3. M47 Spondylosis
Billable codes
45
Subdivisions
5
CC / MCC codes
17 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
53

Codes in M47

  1. M47.0
    Anterior spinal and vertebral artery compression syndromes
    Header
  2. M47.01
    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes
    Header
  3. M47.011
    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    BillableCC
  4. M47.012
    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervical region
    BillableCC
  5. M47.013
    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervicothoracic region
    BillableCC
  6. M47.014
    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracic region
    BillableCC
  7. M47.015
    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracolumbar region
    BillableCC
  8. M47.016
    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, lumbar region
    BillableCC
  9. M47.019
    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, site unspecified
    BillableCC
  10. M47.02
    Vertebral artery compression syndromes
    Header
  11. M47.021
    Vertebral artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    BillableCC
  12. M47.022
    Vertebral artery compression syndromes, cervical region
    BillableCC
  13. M47.029
    Vertebral artery compression syndromes, site unspecified
    BillableCC
  14. M47.1
    Other spondylosis with myelopathy
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Spondylogenic compression of spinal cord

    Excludes1

  15. M47.10
    Other spondylosis with myelopathy, site unspecified
    BillableCC
  16. M47.11
    Other spondylosis with myelopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    BillableCC
  17. M47.12
    Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region
    BillableCC
  18. M47.13
    Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region
    BillableCC
  19. M47.14
    Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracic region
    BillableCC
  20. M47.15
    Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region
    BillableCC
  21. M47.16
    Other spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region
    BillableCC
  22. M47.2
    Other spondylosis with radiculopathy
    Header
  23. M47.20
    Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, site unspecified
    Billable
  24. M47.21
    Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    Billable
  25. M47.22
    Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervical region
    Billable
  26. M47.23
    Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
    Billable
  27. M47.24
    Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, thoracic region
    Billable
  28. M47.25
    Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
    Billable
  29. M47.26
    Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbar region
    Billable
  30. M47.27
    Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
    Billable
  31. M47.28
    Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
    Billable
  32. M47.8
    Other spondylosis
    Header
  33. M47.81
    Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy
    Header
  34. M47.811
    Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    Billable
  35. M47.812
    Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical region
    Billable
  36. M47.813
    Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
    Billable
  37. M47.814
    Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracic region
    Billable
  38. M47.815
    Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
    Billable
  39. M47.816
    Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar region
    Billable
  40. M47.817
    Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
    Billable
  41. M47.818
    Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
    Billable
  42. M47.819
    Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, site unspecified
    Billable
  43. M47.89
    Other spondylosis
    Header
  44. M47.891
    Other spondylosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    Billable
  45. M47.892
    Other spondylosis, cervical region
    Billable
  46. M47.893
    Other spondylosis, cervicothoracic region
    Billable
  47. M47.894
    Other spondylosis, thoracic region
    Billable
  48. M47.895
    Other spondylosis, thoracolumbar region
    Billable
  49. M47.896
    Other spondylosis, lumbar region
    Billable
  50. M47.897
    Other spondylosis, lumbosacral region
    Billable
  51. M47.898
    Other spondylosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
    Billable
  52. M47.899
    Other spondylosis, site unspecified
    Billable
  53. M47.9
    Spondylosis, unspecified
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At M47

Includes

  • arthrosis or osteoarthritis of spine
  • degeneration of facet joints

Notes that also apply

Chapter 13 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 10): printed on the chapter 13 page.

Index entries

  • Facet syndrome → M47.89-
  • Spondylosis → M47.9
  • Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)facet joint → M47.819
  • Arthropathyfacet joint → M47.819
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophicfacet joint → M47.819
  • Spondylosiswithout myelopathy or radiculopathy → M47.819
  • Syndromefacet joint → M47.819
  • Syndromefacet → M47.89-
  • Spondylosisspecified NEC → M47.899
  • Syndromecompressionvertebral artery → M47.029
  • Spondylosiswithmyelopathy NEC → M47.10
  • Spondylosiswithradiculopathy → M47.20
  • Spondylosiswithout myelopathy or radiculopathyoccipito-atlanto-axial region → M47.811
  • Spondylosiswithout myelopathy or radiculopathycervical region → M47.812
  • Spondylosiswithout myelopathy or radiculopathycervicothoracic region → M47.813
  • Spondylosiswithout myelopathy or radiculopathythoracic region → M47.814
  • Spondylosiswithout myelopathy or radiculopathythoracolumbar region → M47.815
  • Spondylosiswithout myelopathy or radiculopathylumbar region → M47.816
  • Spondylosiswithout myelopathy or radiculopathylumbosacral region → M47.817
  • Spondylosiswithout myelopathy or radiculopathysacrococcygeal region → M47.818
  • Disease, diseasedjointfacet joint → M47.819
  • Spondylosisspecified NECfacet joint → M47.819
  • Spondylosisspecified NECoccipito-atlanto-axial region → M47.891
  • Spondylosisspecified NECcervical region → M47.892
  • Spondylosisspecified NECcervicothoracic region → M47.893
  • Spondylosisspecified NECthoracic region → M47.894
  • Spondylosisspecified NECthoracolumbar region → M47.895
  • Spondylosisspecified NEClumbar region → M47.896
  • Spondylosisspecified NEClumbosacral region → M47.897
  • Spondylosisspecified NECsacrococcygeal region → M47.898
  • Syndromeanteriorspinal arterycompression → M47.019
  • Syndromecompressionvertebral arteryoccipito-atlanto-axial region → M47.021
  • Syndromecompressionvertebral arterycervical region → M47.022
  • Spondylosiswithmyelopathy NECoccipito-atlanto-axial region → M47.11
  • Spondylosiswithmyelopathy NECcervical region → M47.12
  • Spondylosiswithmyelopathy NECcervicothoracic region → M47.13
  • Spondylosiswithmyelopathy NECthoracic region → M47.14
  • Spondylosiswithmyelopathy NECthoracolumbar region → M47.15
  • Spondylosiswithmyelopathy NEClumbar region → M47.16
  • Spondylosiswithradiculopathyoccipito-atlanto-axial region → M47.21

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