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FY2027

M67.4 — Ganglion

Not billable

Is M67.4 billable?

No — M67.4 is a non-billable header code. M67.4 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 24 billable codes beneath M67.4.

M67.4 at a glance

CodeM67.4
DescriptionGanglion
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with M67.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of M67.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M67.4 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • cyst of bursa (M71.2-M71.3)
  • cyst of synovium (M71.2-M71.3)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to M67.4.

  • Ganglion of joint or tendon (sheath)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M67

The conditions below can never be reported together with M67.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • palmar fascial fibromatosis [Dupuytren] (M72.0)
  • tendinitis NOS (M77.9-)
  • xanthomatosis localized to tendons (E78.2)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M67.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M67.4 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

What codes fall under M67.4? (10)

How long has M67.4 existed?

M67.4 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which codes are confused with M67.4?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with M67.4 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

What other codes are in the M67 family? (7)