M48.52
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region
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.
❌ Excludes1
inherited from M48.5Rules from parent category M48.5: Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
- • 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 (4)
M48.52XACollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, initial encounter for fractureM48.52XDCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingM48.52XGCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingM48.52XSCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region, sequela of fracture
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CodeM48.52
BillableNo — Header code
ParentM48.5
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes18 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes4
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)