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M48.0 - Spinal stenosis


The ICD 10 Code for Spinal stenosis is listed as M48.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: M48.0
Description: Spinal stenosis
  • Caudal stenosis
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Spondylopathies (M45-M49)
Parent M48 - Other spondylopathies
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of M48.0:
M48.00 - Spinal stenosis, site unspecified
M48.01 - Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M48.02 - Spinal stenosis, cervical region
M48.03 - Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region
M48.04 - Spinal stenosis, thoracic region
M48.05 - Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region
M48.06 - Spinal stenosis, lumbar region
M48.07 - Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region
M48.08 - Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M48.0:
M48.1 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]
M48.2 - Kissing spine
M48.3 - Traumatic spondylopathy
M48.4 - Fatigue fracture of vertebra
M48.5 - Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
M48.8 - Other specified spondylopathies
M48.9 - Spondylopathy, unspecified