ICD-Code M48.2: Kissing spine
- M48.20 Kissing spine Multiple sites in spine
- M48.21 Kissing spine Occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M48.22 Kissing spine Cervical region
- M48.23 Kissing spine Cervicothoracic region
- M48.24 Kissing spine Thoracic region
- M48.25 Kissing spine Thoracolumbar region
- M48.26 Kissing spine Lumbar region
- M48.27 Kissing spine Lumbosacral region
- M48.28 Kissing spine Sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M48.29 Kissing spine Site unspecified
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).