M48.38 Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 551-552 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 721.7 Traumatic spondylopathy (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to M48.38

Back-references to M48

• Type 1 Excludes: G55 Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere ("nerve root compression (due to) (in) spondylopathies (M46.-, M48.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M48.38

• Spondylopathy › traumatic › sacrococcygeal region

Nearby codes

• 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
• M48.38 Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region (this code)
• M48.4 Fatigue fracture of vertebra
• M48.40 Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified
• M48.40XA Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, initial encounter for fracture
• M48.40XD Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• M48.40XG Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing