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M43.08

Billable

Spondylolysis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A stress fracture or defect in the sacral bone or the area where the spine connects to the tailbone (sacrococcygeal region).

Coding Tips

  • •Less common site for spondylolysis; verify documentation carefully to confirm sacral involvement
  • •May present with pain in the lower sacral or coccygeal area

Code Hierarchy

└M43Other deforming dorsopathies└M43.0Spondylolysis└M43.08Spondylolysis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
└M43.08Spondylolysis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

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