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M48.32

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Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region

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

What This Code Means

Spine damage caused by trauma in the neck region, affecting the cervical vertebrae.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm the injury is traumatic in nature and located in cervical spine (C1-C7)
  • •Requires 7th character extension; consider if associated with spinal cord injury (S14 codes)

Code Hierarchy

└M48Other spondylopathies└M48.3Traumatic spondylopathy└M48.32Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region
└M48.32Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region

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