M48.17 is the authoritative medical code for Ankylosing hyperostosis Forestier, lumbosacral region. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for ankylosing hyperostosis forestier, lumbosacral region (ICD-10-CM M48.17), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
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Official Registry Overview & Definition
Ankylosing hyperostosis Forestier, lumbosacral region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M48.17.
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as M48.17, with their registry titles.
- M48 — Other spondylopathies
- M48.0 — Spinal stenosis
- M48.01 — Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.02 — Spinal stenosis, cervical region
- M48.03 — Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region
- M48.04 — Spinal stenosis, thoracic region
- M48.05 — Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region
- M48.06 — Spinal stenosis, lumbar region
- M48.061 — Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claudication
- M48.062 — Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudication
- M48.07 — Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region
- M48.08 — Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M48.1 — Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]
- M48.10 — Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], site unspecified
- M48.11 — Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.12 — Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervical region
- M48.13 — Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], cervicothoracic region
- M48.14 — Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic region
- M48.15 — Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region
- M48.16 — Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar region
- M48.18 — Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M48.19 — Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spine
- M48.2 — Kissing spine
- M48.20 — Kissing spine, site unspecified
- M48.21 — Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.22 — Kissing spine, cervical region
- M48.23 — Kissing spine, cervicothoracic region
- M48.24 — Kissing spine, thoracic region
- M48.25 — Kissing spine, thoracolumbar region
- M48.26 — Kissing spine, lumbar region
- M48.27 — Kissing spine, lumbosacral region
- M48.3 — Traumatic spondylopathy
- M48.30 — Traumatic spondylopathy, site unspecified
- M48.31 — Traumatic spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.32 — Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical region
- M48.33 — Traumatic spondylopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M48.34 — Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracic region
- M48.35 — Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M48.36 — Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbar region
- M48.37 — Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Hyperostosis (monomelic), ankylosing (spine), lumbosacral region
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