M48.4: Fatigue fracture of vertebra inclusionTerm Stress fracture of vertebra excludes1 pathological fracture NOS (M84.4-) pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm (M84.58) pathological fracture of vertebra due to other diagnosis (M84.68) pathological fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis (M80.-) traumatic fracture of vertebrae (S12.0-S12.3-, S22.0-, S32.0-) sevenChrNote The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M48.4: sevenChrDef A: initial encounter for fracture D: subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing G: subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing S: sequela of fracture |
| M48.40: Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified |
| M48.41: Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
| M48.42: Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region |
| M48.43: Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region |
| M48.44: Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracic region |
| M48.45: Fatigue fracture of vertebra, thoracolumbar region |
| M48.46: Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbar region |
| M48.47: Fatigue fracture of vertebra, lumbosacral region |
| M48.48: Fatigue fracture of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region |