M47.89
Header — not billableOther spondylosis
The ICD-10 code for other spondylosis is M47.89.
M47.89 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M47.89
- M47.891Other spondylosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M47.892Other spondylosis, cervical region
- M47.893Other spondylosis, cervicothoracic region
- M47.894Other spondylosis, thoracic region
- M47.895Other spondylosis, thoracolumbar region
- M47.896Other spondylosis, lumbar region
- M47.897Other spondylosis, lumbosacral region
- M47.898Other spondylosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M47.899Other spondylosis, site unspecified
Related codes in this category
- M47.81Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathynon-billable header
- M47.89Other spondylosisnon-billable header