ICD-Code M48.5: Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified
- M48.50 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified Multiple sites in spine
- M48.51 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified Occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.52 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified Cervical region
- M48.53 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified Cervicothoracic region
- M48.54 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified Thoracic region
- M48.55 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified Thoracolumbar region
- M48.56 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified Lumbar region
- M48.57 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified Lumbosacral region
- M48.58 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified Sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M48.59 Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified 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
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). Unfortunately, no explanation is currently available for this code.