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M48.56XA
Billable

Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region (initial encounter for fracture)

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Billable Code

M48.56XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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compression fracture l4
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Fracture of lumbar vertebra, L4 level

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l1 compression fracture
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L1 Vertebral Compression Fracture

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l3 compression fracture
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L3 Compression Fracture

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l4 compression fracture
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L4 Compression Fracture

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Compression fracture of the fifth lumbar vertebra

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lumbar 1 compression fracture
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Compression Fracture of Lumbar Vertebra 1

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Spinal Compression Fracture

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.

Inclusion Terms

3 items

From M48.5:

  • Collapsed vertebra NOS
  • Compression fracture of vertebra NOS
  • Wedging of vertebra NOS

Excludes1

8 items

From M48.5:

  • current injury - see Injury of spine, by body region
  • fatigue fracture of vertebra (M48.4)
  • pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm (M84.58)
  • pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis (M84.68)
  • pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis (M80.-)
  • pathological fracture NOS (M84.4-)
  • stress fracture of vertebra (M48.4-)
  • traumatic fracture of vertebra (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-)

Excludes2

10 items

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-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • 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

1 item

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

7th Character Notes

5 items

From M48.5:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.5:
  • A: initial encounter for fracture
  • D: subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • G: subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S: sequela of fracture
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