M48.15 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region
The ICD 10 Code for
Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region is listed as
M48.15. 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: |
M48.15
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| Description: |
Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region |
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0) |
551 - Medical Back Problems W Mcc
552 - Medical Back Problems W/o Mcc
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| Chapter |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99) |
| Block |
Spondylopathies (M45-M49) |
| Parent |
M48.1 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier] |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD 9 Dx Code: |
721.6 - Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M48.15: |
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| M48.10 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], site unspecified |
| M48.11 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], occipito-atlanto-axial region |
| M48.12 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervical region |
| M48.13 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervicothoracic region |
| M48.14 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic region |
| M48.16 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar region |
| M48.17 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbosacral region |
| M48.18 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal region |
| M48.19 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spine |
