ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for vertebra collapse
Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Collapse › vertebra”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding vertebra collapse
The ICD-10-CM code for vertebra collapse is M48.50 (Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified). The official index lists 28 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on M48.50.
Within M48.5, choose M48.50 (site unspecified) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: occipito-atlanto-axial region (M48.51), cervical region (M48.52), cervicothoracic region (M48.53), thoracic region (M48.54), thoracolumbar region (M48.55), lumbar region (M48.56), lumbosacral region (M48.57) and sacral and sacrococcygeal region (M48.58).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter for fracture, D for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing, G for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing and S for sequela of fracture. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
More specific vertebra collapse codes (official index)
- cervical region M48.52 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region
- cervicothoracic region M48.53 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region
- in (due to)
- neoplasm (metastasis) M84.58 — Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, other specified site
- osteoporosis M80.88 — Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
- cervical region M80.88 — Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
- cervicothoracic region M80.88 — Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
- lumbar region M80.88 — Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
- lumbosacral region M80.88 — Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
- multiple sites M80.88 — Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
- occipito-atlanto-axial region M80.88 — Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
- sacrococcygeal region M80.88 — Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
- thoracic region M80.88 — Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
- thoracolumbar region M80.88 — Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e)
- specified disease NEC M48.50 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified
- cervical region M48.52 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region
- cervicothoracic region M48.53 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region
- lumbar region M48.56 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region
- lumbosacral region M48.57 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region
- occipito-atlanto-axial region M48.51 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- sacrococcygeal region M48.58 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- thoracic region M48.54 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region
- thoracolumbar region M48.55 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region
- lumbar region M48.56 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region
- lumbosacral region M48.57 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region
- occipito-atlanto-axial region M48.51 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- sacrococcygeal region M48.58 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- thoracic region M48.54 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracic region
- thoracolumbar region M48.55 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, thoracolumbar region
Common questions about vertebra collapse ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for vertebra collapse?
- M48.50 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified (a header code; report a more specific subcode). More specific codes apply when the documentation supports them: M48.52, M48.53, M84.58, M80.88 and others below.
What is the ICD-10 code for cervical region vertebra collapse?
- M48.52 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervical region (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for cervicothoracic region vertebra collapse?
- M48.53 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, cervicothoracic region (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for lumbar region vertebra collapse?
- M48.56 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbar region (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for lumbosacral region vertebra collapse?
- M48.57 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for occipito-atlanto-axial region vertebra collapse?
- M48.51 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, occipito-atlanto-axial region (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for sacrococcygeal region vertebra collapse?
- M48.58 — Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
Is M48.50 billable?
- No. M48.50 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.