M72 — Fibroblastic disorders
Is M72 billable?
No — M72 is a non-billable header code. M72 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 9 billable codes beneath M72.
Billable codes under this header
- M72.0Palmar fascial fibromatosis [Dupuytren]
- M72.1Knuckle pads
- M72.4Pseudosarcomatous fibromatosis
- M72.6Necrotizing fasciitis
- M72.8Other fibroblastic disorders
- M72.9Fibroblastic disorder, unspecified
- M72.20Plantar fascial fibromatosis, unspecified foot
- M72.21Plantar fascial fibromatosis, right foot
- M72.22Plantar fascial fibromatosis, left foot
M72 at a glance
| Code | M72 |
|---|---|
| Description | Fibroblastic disorders |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of M72, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M72 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- retroperitoneal fibromatosis (D48.3)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M72, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M72 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 M72? (7)
How long has M72 existed?
M72 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.