ICD-Code M48.1: Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]
- M48.10 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier] Multiple sites in spine
- 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
- M48.15 Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier] Thoracolumbar 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] Site unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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