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M48.15 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region


The ICD 10 Code for Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region is listed as M48.15.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: M48.15
Description: Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracolumbar region
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
551 - Medical Back Problems W Mcc
552 - Medical Back Problems W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Spondylopathies (M45-M49)
Parent M48.1 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier]
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 721.6 - Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M48.15:
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
M48.16 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbar region
M48.17 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], lumbosacral region
M48.18 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M48.19 - Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], multiple sites in spine