M48.06Non-billable
Spinal stenosis, lumbar region
Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Coding Guidance
M48.06 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for foraminal stenosis
foraminal stenosis
View TemplatesForaminal Stenosis
View documentation for laminectomy
laminectomy
View TemplatesPrimary
Laminectomy
View documentation for lumbar laminectomy
lumbar laminectomy
View TemplatesLaminectomy of Lumbar Spine
View documentation for lumbar stenosis with radiculopathy
lumbar stenosis with radiculopathy
View TemplatesLumbar Spinal Stenosis with Radiculopathy
View documentation for neural foraminal stenosis
neural foraminal stenosis
View TemplatesNeural Foraminal Stenosis
View documentation for spinal canal stenosis
spinal canal stenosis
View TemplatesSpinal Canal Stenosis
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Inclusion Terms
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Inclusion Terms
From M48.0:
- •Caudal stenosis
Excludes2
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Excludes2
From M00-M99:
- •arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- •neoplasms (C00-D49)
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
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Notes
From M00-M99:
- •Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition