M72.20 — Plantar fascial fibromatosis, unspecified foot
Is M72.20 billable?
Yes, but M72.20 is an unspecified code. M72.20 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, M72.20 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting M72.20 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
More specific alternatives
M72.20 at a glance
| Code | M72.20 |
|---|---|
| Description | Plantar fascial fibromatosis, unspecified foot |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
| FY2027 change | New in FY2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does M72.20 group to?
M72.20 sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 557Tendonitis, Myositis and Bursitis with MCCmedical
- 558Tendonitis, Myositis and Bursitis without MCCmedical
How is M72.20 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under M72.2, the nearest indexed parent of M72.20. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Contraction, contracture, contracted › plantar fascia (s)
- Disease, diseased › Ledderhose
- Fibromatosis › plantar
- Syndrome › plantar fascia
- Contraction, contracture, contracted › fascia › plantar (s)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M72.20, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M72.20 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M72
The conditions below are not part of M72.20, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M72.20 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- retroperitoneal fibromatosis (D48.3)