ICD-Code M48.4: Fatigue fracture of vertebra
- M48.40 Fatigue fracture of vertebra Multiple sites in spine
- M48.41 Fatigue fracture of vertebra Occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.42 Fatigue fracture of vertebra Cervical region
- M48.43 Fatigue fracture of vertebra Cervicothoracic region
- M48.44 Fatigue fracture of vertebra Thoracic region
- M48.45 Fatigue fracture of vertebra Thoracolumbar region
- M48.46 Fatigue fracture of vertebra Lumbar region
- M48.47 Fatigue fracture of vertebra Lumbosacral region
- M48.48 Fatigue fracture of vertebra Sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M48.49 Fatigue fracture of vertebra 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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