M48.5
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.
Also Known As
Collapsed vertebra NOSCompression fracture of vertebra NOSWedging of vertebra NOS
❌ Excludes1
directCannot be coded with 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.-)
Child Codes (9)
M48.50Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecifiedM48.51Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial regionM48.52Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical regionM48.53Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic regionM48.54Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic regionM48.55Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar regionM48.56Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar regionM48.57Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral regionM48.58Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
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CodeM48.5
BillableNo — Header code
ParentM48
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes18 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes9
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)