{"code":"M48.57","type":"category","title":"Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region","codeAlso":[],"includes":[],"modern_v":"official26","codeFirst":[],"excludes1":["current injury - see Injury of spine, by body region","fatigue fracture of vertebra (M48.4)","pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm (M84.58)","pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis (M84.68)","pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis (M80.-)","pathological fracture NOS (M84.4-)","stress fracture of vertebra (M48.4-)","traumatic fracture of vertebra (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-)"],"excludes2":[],"isBillable":false,"fyEffectivity":{"fy2026":true,"fy2027":true,"billableFy2026":false,"billableFy2027":false},"inclusionTerms":[],"useAdditionalCode":[],"clinicalDefinition":"Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M48.57). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Excludes1 (not coded here): current injury - see Injury of spine, by body region; fatigue fracture of vertebra (M48.4); pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm (M84.58); pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis (M84.68); pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis (M80.","officialDefinition":"Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, lumbosacral region is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M48.57). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Excludes1 (not coded here): current injury - see Injury of spine, by body region; fatigue fracture of vertebra (M48.4); pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm (M84.58); pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis (M84.68); pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis (M80.-); pathological fracture NOS (M84.4-); stress fracture of vertebra (M48.4-); traumatic fracture of vertebra (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-). 7th character: The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.5:.","seventhCharacterInstructions":["The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.5:"],"workflowProtocols":[],"guidelines":{"whenToUse":[],"whenNotToUse":[],"commonBillingMistakes":[],"codeComparisons":[],"documentationChecklist":[]},"domainLandscape":{"summary":"Primary diagnostic domain and clinical landscape evaluation.","keyCategories":[],"diagnosticContinuum":"Progression continuum from acute presentation to resolution."},"children":[],"hierarchy":[],"relatedCodes":[],"relevantCPTCodes":[],"documentationTips":[],"caseStudies":[],"description":"","overview":""}