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M48.38

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Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal 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 sacrum and tailbone area (sacral and sacrococcygeal region).

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm trauma location is sacral/sacrococcygeal; less common injury site
  • •Requires 7th character extension; often results from falls or direct impact

Code Hierarchy

└M48Other spondylopathies└M48.3Traumatic spondylopathy└M48.38Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
└M48.38Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

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