ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
M48.2Kissing spine
M48.2 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 8 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 M48.2
M48.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Kissing spine. It belongs to category M48 (other spondylopathies), 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 8 subcodes must be used instead.
Within M48 (other spondylopathies), M48.2 is specifically for Kissing spine. Related codes cover spinal stenosis (M48.0), ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier] (M48.1), traumatic spondylopathy (M48.3), fatigue fracture of vertebra (M48.4), Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified (M48.5), other specified spondylopathies (M48.8) and spondylopathy, unspecified (M48.9).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M48.20 (site unspecified), M48.21 (occipito-atlanto-axial region), M48.22 (cervical region), M48.23 (cervicothoracic region), M48.24 (thoracic region), M48.25 (thoracolumbar region), M48.26 (lumbar region) and M48.27 (lumbosacral region).
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 M48.2
- M48.20Kissing spine, site unspecifiedBillable
- M48.21Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
- M48.22Kissing spine, cervical regionBillable
- M48.23Kissing spine, cervicothoracic regionBillable
- M48.24Kissing spine, thoracic regionBillable
- M48.25Kissing spine, thoracolumbar regionBillable
- M48.26Kissing spine, lumbar regionBillable
- M48.27Kissing spine, lumbosacral regionBillable
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to M48.2.
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
Code history
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about M48.2
Is M48.2 billable?
- No. M48.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.