Section M45-M49Spondylopathies
  1. M47 Spondylosis

    Includes:

    • arthrosis or osteoarthritis of spine
    • degeneration of facet joints
    1. M47.0 Anterior spinal and vertebral artery compression syndromes

      1. M47.01 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes

        • M47.011 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M47.012 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervical region
        • M47.013 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervicothoracic region
        • M47.014 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracic region
        • M47.015 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracolumbar region
        • M47.016 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, lumbar region
        • M47.019 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, site unspecified
      2. M47.02 Vertebral artery compression syndromes

        • M47.021 Vertebral artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M47.022 Vertebral artery compression syndromes, cervical region
        • M47.029 Vertebral artery compression syndromes, site unspecified
    2. M47.1 Other spondylosis with myelopathy

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Spondylogenic compression of spinal cord
      1. M47.10 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, site unspecified

      2. M47.11 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region

      3. M47.12 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region

      4. M47.13 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region

      5. M47.14 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracic region

      6. M47.15 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region

      7. M47.16 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region

    3. M47.2 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy

      1. M47.20 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, site unspecified

      2. M47.21 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region

      3. M47.22 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervical region

      4. M47.23 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region

      5. M47.24 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, thoracic region

      6. M47.25 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region

      7. M47.26 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbar region

      8. M47.27 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region

      9. M47.28 Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

    4. M47.8 Other spondylosis

      1. M47.81 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy

        • M47.811 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M47.812 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical region
        • M47.813 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
        • M47.814 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracic region
        • M47.815 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
        • M47.816 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar region
        • M47.817 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
        • M47.818 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M47.819 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, site unspecified
      2. M47.89 Other spondylosis

        • M47.891 Other spondylosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
        • M47.892 Other spondylosis, cervical region
        • M47.893 Other spondylosis, cervicothoracic region
        • M47.894 Other spondylosis, thoracic region
        • M47.895 Other spondylosis, thoracolumbar region
        • M47.896 Other spondylosis, lumbar region
        • M47.897 Other spondylosis, lumbosacral region
        • M47.898 Other spondylosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
        • M47.899 Other spondylosis, site unspecified
    5. M47.9 Spondylosis, unspecified

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.