M47.81
Header — not billableSpondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy
The ICD-10 code for spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy is M47.81.
M47.81 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M47.81
- M47.811Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M47.812Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical region
- M47.813Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M47.814Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracic region
- M47.815Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M47.816Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar region
- M47.817Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
- M47.818Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M47.819Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, site unspecified
Related codes in this category
- M47.89Other spondylosisnon-billable header
- M47.81Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathynon-billable header