M67.9 — Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon
Is M67.9 billable?
No — M67.9 is a non-billable header code. M67.9 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 M67.9.
Billable codes under this header
- M67.90Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified site
- M67.98Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, other site
- M67.99Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, multiple sites
- M67.911Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, right shoulder
- M67.912Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, left shoulder
- M67.919Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified shoulder
- M67.921Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, right upper arm
- M67.922Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, left upper arm
- M67.929Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified upper arm
- M67.931Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, right forearm
- M67.932Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, left forearm
- M67.939Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified forearm
- M67.941Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, right hand
- M67.942Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, left hand
- M67.949Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified hand
- M67.951Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, right thigh
- M67.952Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, left thigh
- M67.959Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified thigh
- M67.961Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, right lower leg
- M67.962Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, left lower leg
- M67.969Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified lower leg
- M67.971Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, right ankle and foot
- M67.972Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, left ankle and foot
- M67.979Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified ankle and foot
M67.9 at a glance
| Code | M67.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M67
The conditions below can never be reported together with M67.9 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 — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M67.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M67.9 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 M67.9? (10)
- M67.90Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified site
- M67.91Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, shouldernot billable
- M67.92Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, upper armnot billable
- M67.93Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, forearmnot billable
- M67.94Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, handnot billable
- M67.95Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, thighnot billable
- M67.96Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, lower legnot billable
- M67.97Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, ankle and footnot billable
- M67.98Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, other site
- M67.99Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, multiple sites
How long has M67.9 existed?
M67.9 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.
What other codes are in the M67 family? (7)
- M67.0Short Achilles tendon (acquired)not billable
- M67.2Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classifiednot billable
- M67.3Transient synovitisnot billable
- M67.4Ganglionnot billable
- M67.5Plica syndromenot billable
- M67.8Other specified disorders of synovium and tendonnot billable
- M67.APlantar fasciitisnot billable