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M48.37 ICD-10-CA code: Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region

M48.37 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

M48.37

Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region

Short description: Traumatic spondylopathy lumbosacral rgn

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written M4837

Notes for M48.37

As CIHI prints them, with any note M48.37 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• disorders of the temporomandibular joint (K07.6)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)compartment syndrome (T79.6)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

Note

  • The following fifth characters represent the following sites of involvement:0 Multiple sites1 Shoulder region: clavical , scapula — joint acromioclavicular, glenohumeral, sternoclavicular2 Upper arm: humerus — elbow joint,3 Forearm: radius , ulna — wrist joint,4 Hand: carpus, fingers, metacarpus — joints between these bones,5 Pelvic region and thigh: buttock , femur , pelvis — joint hip , sacroiliac6 Lower leg: fibula , tibia — knee joint7 Ankle and foot: metatarsus, tarsus, toes — other joints in foot8 Other:head neck ribs skull trunk vertebral column9 Site unspecifiedFrom Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

Where M48.37 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
  2. 2Block M40-M54Dorsopathies
  3. 3Block M45-M49Spondylopathies
  4. 4Category M48Other spondylopathies
  5. 5Subcategory M48.3Traumatic spondylopathy
  6. 6Valid code M48.37Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See M48.37 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code M48.37 mean?

M48.37 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbosacral region” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is M48.37 in ICD-10-CA?

M48.37 sits under M48.3 Traumatic spondylopathy, within M48 Other spondylopathies, within M45-M49 Spondylopathies, within M40-M54 Dorsopathies, within Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

What coding notes apply to M48.37?

ICD-10-CA lists Note, Excludes notes for M48.37, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside M48.37

M48.30Traumatic spondylopathy, multiple sites in spineM48.31Traumatic spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial regionM48.32Traumatic spondylopathy, cervical regionM48.33Traumatic spondylopathy, cervicothoracic regionM48.34Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracic regionM48.35Traumatic spondylopathy, thoracolumbar regionM48.36Traumatic spondylopathy, lumbar regionM48.38Traumatic spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionM48.39Traumatic spondylopathy, unspecified site