M48.0
Header — not billableSpinal stenosis
The ICD-10 code for spinal stenosis is M48.0.
M48.0 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.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Caudal stenosis
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 M48.0
- M48.00Spinal stenosis, site unspecified
- M48.01Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.02Spinal stenosis, cervical region
- M48.03Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region
- M48.04Spinal stenosis, thoracic region
- M48.05Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region
- M48.06Spinal stenosis, lumbar regionnon-billable header
- M48.07Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region
- M48.08Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
Related codes in this category
- M48.1Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]non-billable header
- M48.2Kissing spinenon-billable header
- M48.3Traumatic spondylopathynon-billable header
- M48.4Fatigue fracture of vertebranon-billable header
- M48.5Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M48.8Other specified spondylopathiesnon-billable header
- M48.9Spondylopathy, unspecified
- M48.0Spinal stenosisnon-billable header