M47.81Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy

M47.81 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy. 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 9 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M47.8, choose M47.81 (Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: other spondylosis (M47.89).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M47.811 (occipito-atlanto-axial region), M47.812 (cervical region), M47.813 (cervicothoracic region), M47.814 (thoracic region), M47.815 (thoracolumbar region), M47.816 (lumbar region), M47.817 (lumbosacral region), M47.818 (sacral and sacrococcygeal region) and 1 more.

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