A novel maize variety designated PH48CS and seed, plants and plant partsthereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossingmaize variety PH48CS with another maize plant are provided. Methods forproducing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traitsintrogressed into PH48CS through backcross conversion and/or transformation,and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided.Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the varietyPH48CS or a locus conversion of PH48CS with another maize variety.