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M48.4

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Fatigue fracture of vertebra

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • pathological fracture NOS (M84.4-)
  • pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm (M84.58)
  • pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis (M84.68)
  • pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis (M80.-)
  • traumatic fracture of vertebrae (S12.0-S12.3-, S22.0-, S32.0-)

Child Codes

M48.40Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified
M48.41Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M48.42Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region
M48.43Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region
M48.44Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region
M48.45Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region
M48.46Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region
M48.47Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region
M48.48Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

Code Hierarchy

└M48Other spondylopathies└M48.4Fatigue fracture of vertebra
└M48.4Fatigue fracture of vertebra

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