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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

M47.1Other spondylosis with myelopathy

Not billable — use a more specific code

M47.1 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 7 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About M47.1

M47.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other spondylosis with myelopathy. It belongs to category M47 (spondylosis), block M45-M49 (spondylopathies) and chapter 13 (diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 7 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M47, choose M47.1 (Other spondylosis with myelopathy) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: anterior spinal and vertebral artery compression syndromes (M47.0), other spondylosis with radiculopathy (M47.2), other spondylosis (M47.8) and unspecified (M47.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M47.10 (site unspecified), M47.11 (occipito-atlanto-axial region), M47.12 (cervical region), M47.13 (cervicothoracic region), M47.14 (thoracic region), M47.15 (thoracolumbar region) and M47.16 (lumbar region).

Don't report M47.1 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: vertebral subluxation (M43.3-M43.5X9).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under M47.1

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Spondylogenic compression of spinal cord
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to M47.1.

› From M47 Spondylosis
Includes
  • arthrosis or osteoarthritis of spine
  • degeneration of facet joints

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Codes whose notes reference M47.1

Code history

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  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about M47.1

Is M47.1 billable?

No. M47.1 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.