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M47.816

Billable

Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar region

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

What This Code Means

Degenerative spine disease in the lower back without nerve pain or spinal cord compression.

Coding Tips

  • •Lumbar spondylosis is very common; ensure documentation specifies lumbar region only (not lumbosacral)
  • •If radiculopathy is present, use M47.26 instead

Code Hierarchy

└M47Spondylosis└M47.8Other spondylosis└M47.81Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy└M47.816Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar region
└M47.816Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar region

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