M67.94 — Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, hand
Is M67.94 billable?
No — M67.94 is a non-billable header code. M67.94 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 3 billable codes beneath M67.94.
M67.94 at a glance
| Code | M67.94 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, hand |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M67.94 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M67.94. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Disorder › synovium › hand (of)
- Disorder › tendon › hand (of)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M67
The conditions below can never be reported together with M67.94 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 M67.94, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M67.94 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 M67.94? (3)
How long has M67.94 existed?
M67.94 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 M67.9 family? (9)
- 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
- M67.95Unspecified 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