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Compare/M48.5 vs M80.0AXA

M48.5 vs M80.0AXA

M48.5 (Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified) compared with M80.0AXA (Age-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, other site, initial encounter for fracture), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. M48.5 carries an Excludes1 note covering M80.0AXA: “pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis (M80.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. M80.0AXA carries an Excludes1 note covering M48.5: “collapsed vertebra NOS (M48.5)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. M80.0AXA carries an Excludes1 note covering M48.5: “wedging of vertebra NOS (M48.5)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

M48.5Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classifiedM80.0AXAAge-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, other site, initial encounter for fracture
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: M48.50XA, M48.50XD, M48.50XG, M48.50XS, M48.51XA

Billable
ClassificationM00-M99 — Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99)M00-M99 — Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99)
DefinitionCollapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M48.5).Age-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, other site, initial encounter for fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M80.0AA).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.5:The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category M80:
Includes
Collapsed vertebra NOS
Compression fracture of vertebra NOS
Wedging of vertebra NOS
osteoporosis with current fragility fracture
Use additional code
code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources