M43.17 is the authoritative medical code for Spondylolisthesis, lumbosacral region. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for spondylolisthesis, lumbosacral region (ICD-10-CM M43.17), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Spondylolisthesis, lumbosacral region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M43.17. Excludes1 (not coded here): acute traumatic of lumbosacral region S33.1; acute traumatic of sites other than lumbosacral- code to Fracture, vertebra, by region; congenital spondylolisthesis Q76.2; congenital spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis Q76.2; hemivertebra Q76.3-Q76.4; Klippel-Feil syndrome Q76.1; lumbarization and sacralization Q76.4; platyspondylisis Q76.4; spina bifida occulta Q76.0; spinal curvature in osteoporosis M80.-; spinal curvature in Paget's disease of bone osteitis deformans.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M43.17 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- acute traumatic of lumbosacral region S33.1
- acute traumatic of sites other than lumbosacral- code to Fracture, vertebra, by region
- congenital spondylolisthesis Q76.2
- congenital spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis Q76.2
- hemivertebra Q76.3-Q76.4
- Klippel-Feil syndrome Q76.1
- lumbarization and sacralization Q76.4
- platyspondylisis Q76.4
- spina bifida occulta Q76.0
- spinal curvature in osteoporosis M80.-
- spinal curvature in Paget's disease of bone osteitis deformans
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with M43.17?
Per Excludes1 instructions, M43.17 must not be reported with: acute traumatic of lumbosacral region (S33.1); acute traumatic of sites other than lumbosacral- code to Fracture, vertebra, by region; congenital spondylolisthesis (Q76.2); congenital spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis (Q76.2).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as M43.17, with their registry titles.
- M43 — Other deforming dorsopathies
- M43.0 — Spondylolysis
- M43.00 — Spondylolysis, site unspecified
- M43.01 — Spondylolysis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M43.02 — Spondylolysis, cervical region
- M43.03 — Spondylolysis, cervicothoracic region
- M43.04 — Spondylolysis, thoracic region
- M43.05 — Spondylolysis, thoracolumbar region
- M43.06 — Spondylolysis, lumbar region
- M43.07 — Spondylolysis, lumbosacral region
- M43.08 — Spondylolysis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M43.09 — Spondylolysis, multiple sites in spine
- M43.1 — Spondylolisthesis
- M43.10 — Spondylolisthesis, site unspecified
- M43.11 — Spondylolisthesis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M43.12 — Spondylolisthesis, cervical region
- M43.13 — Spondylolisthesis, cervicothoracic region
- M43.14 — Spondylolisthesis, thoracic region
- M43.15 — Spondylolisthesis, thoracolumbar region
- M43.16 — Spondylolisthesis, lumbar region
- M43.18 — Spondylolisthesis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M43.19 — Spondylolisthesis, multiple sites in spine
- M43.2 — Fusion of spine
- M43.20 — Fusion of spine, site unspecified
- M43.21 — Fusion of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M43.22 — Fusion of spine, cervical region
- M43.23 — Fusion of spine, cervicothoracic region
- M43.24 — Fusion of spine, thoracic region
- M43.25 — Fusion of spine, thoracolumbar region
- M43.26 — Fusion of spine, lumbar region
- M43.27 — Fusion of spine, lumbosacral region
- M43.28 — Fusion of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M43.3 — Recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation with myelopathy
- M43.4 — Other recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation
- M43.5 — Other recurrent vertebral dislocation
- M43.5X — Other recurrent vertebral dislocation
- M43.5X2 — Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, cervical region
- M43.5X3 — Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, cervicothoracic region
- M43.5X4 — Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, thoracic region
- M43.5X5 — Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, thoracolumbar region
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Spondylolisthesis (acquired) (degenerative), lumbosacral region
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