ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M45-M49 Spondylopathies
M48- Other spondylopathies
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M48.04

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M48.04

Spinal stenosis, thoracic region

2016

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Billable/Specific Code

M48.04 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M48.04 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M48.04 - other international versions of ICD-10 M48.04 may differ.

The following code(s) above M48.04 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to M48.04:

M00-M99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Type 2 Excludes
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M48.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M48.0
Spinal stenosis
Applicable To
- Caudal stenosis
Spinal stenosis

Approximate Synonyms

Spinal stenosis of thoracic region
Spinal stenosis of thoracic region co-occurrent and due to myelopathy
Spinal stenosis of thoracic region with myelopathy
Spinal stenosis of thoracic spine
Stenosis of thoracic spine with myelopathy
Stenosis of thoracic spine without myelopathy
Thoracic spinal stenosis without myelopathy

ICD-10-CM M48.04 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

551 Medical back problems with mcc
552 Medical back problems without mcc

Convert M48.04 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M48.04:

Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) - see also Stricture
- spinal M48.00
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M48.00
  Spinal stenosis, site unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  - thoracic region M48.04

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M48.04

M47.897 …… lumbosacral region

M47.898 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region

M47.899 …… site unspecified

M47.9 Spondylosis, unspecified

M48 Other spondylopathies

M48.0 Spinal stenosis

M48.00 …… site unspecified

M48.01 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region

M48.02 …… cervical region

M48.03 …… cervicothoracic region

M48.04 …… thoracic region

M48.05 …… thoracolumbar region

M48.06 Spinal stenosis, lumbar region

M48.061 …… without neurogenic claudication

M48.062 …… with neurogenic claudication

M48.07 …… lumbosacral region

M48.08 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region

M48.1 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]

M48.10 …… site unspecified

M48.11 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region

M48.12 …… cervical region

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M48.04

Spinal stenosis, thoracic region

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Spinal stenosis

Spinal stenosis, site unspecified