M48.14Ankylosing hyperostosis [Forestier], thoracic region
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Chapter XIII
- musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Group M40-M54
- Bệnh lý cột sống
- Official Vietnamese name
- Dính khớp do tăng tạo xương [Forestier], vùng (lồng) ngực
Related M48 codes
M48
Other spondylopathies
M48.0
Spinal stenosis
M48.00
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spinal stenosis, multiple sites in spine
M48.01
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto- axial region
M48.02
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spinal stenosis, cervical region
M48.03
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region
M48.04
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spinal stenosis, thoracic region
M48.05
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region
M48.06
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spinal stenosis, lumbar region
M48.07
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region
M48.08
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spinal stenosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M48.09
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spinal stenosis, site unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
