M49.8
Header — not billableSpondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
The ICD-10 code for spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere is M49.8.
M49.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 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 M49.8
- M49.80Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, site unspecified
- M49.81Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M49.82Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervical region
- M49.83Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervicothoracic region
- M49.84Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracic region
- M49.85Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracolumbar region
- M49.86Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbar region
- M49.87Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbosacral region
- M49.88Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M49.89Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, multiple sites in spine