M48.06

Spinal stenosis, lumbar region

Non-billable header

M48.06 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M48)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M48)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M48)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M48)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M48)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M48)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M48)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M48)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M48)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M48)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M48)

Parent code

  • M48.0Spinal stenosisHeader

More specific codes M48.06

  • M48.061Spinal stenosis, lumbar region without neurogenic claudicationBillable
  • M48.062Spinal stenosis, lumbar region with neurogenic claudicationBillable

Related codes

  • M48.00Spinal stenosis, site unspecifiedBillable
  • M48.01Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
  • M48.02Spinal stenosis, cervical regionBillable
  • M48.03Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic regionBillable
  • M48.04Spinal stenosis, thoracic regionBillable
  • M48.05Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar regionBillable
  • M48.07Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral regionBillable
  • M48.08Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable

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