M75 — Shoulder lesions
Is M75 billable?
No — M75 is a non-billable header code. M75 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 30 billable codes beneath M75.
Billable codes under this header
- M75.00Adhesive capsulitis of unspecified shoulder
- M75.01Adhesive capsulitis of right shoulder
- M75.02Adhesive capsulitis of left shoulder
- M75.20Bicipital tendinitis, unspecified shoulder
- M75.21Bicipital tendinitis, right shoulder
- M75.22Bicipital tendinitis, left shoulder
- M75.30Calcific tendinitis of unspecified shoulder
- M75.31Calcific tendinitis of right shoulder
- M75.32Calcific tendinitis of left shoulder
- M75.40Impingement syndrome of unspecified shoulder
- M75.41Impingement syndrome of right shoulder
- M75.42Impingement syndrome of left shoulder
- M75.50Bursitis of unspecified shoulder
- M75.51Bursitis of right shoulder
- M75.52Bursitis of left shoulder
- M75.80Other shoulder lesions, unspecified shoulder
- M75.81Other shoulder lesions, right shoulder
- M75.82Other shoulder lesions, left shoulder
- M75.90Shoulder lesion, unspecified, unspecified shoulder
- M75.91Shoulder lesion, unspecified, right shoulder
- M75.92Shoulder lesion, unspecified, left shoulder
- M75.100Unspecified rotator cuff tear or rupture of unspecified shoulder, not specified as traumatic
- M75.101Unspecified rotator cuff tear or rupture of right shoulder, not specified as traumatic
- M75.102Unspecified rotator cuff tear or rupture of left shoulder, not specified as traumatic
- M75.110Incomplete rotator cuff tear or rupture of unspecified shoulder, not specified as traumatic
- M75.111Incomplete rotator cuff tear or rupture of right shoulder, not specified as traumatic
- M75.112Incomplete rotator cuff tear or rupture of left shoulder, not specified as traumatic
- M75.120Complete rotator cuff tear or rupture of unspecified shoulder, not specified as traumatic
- M75.121Complete rotator cuff tear or rupture of right shoulder, not specified as traumatic
- M75.122Complete rotator cuff tear or rupture of left shoulder, not specified as traumatic
M75 at a glance
| Code | M75 |
|---|---|
| Description | Shoulder lesions |
| 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 M75, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M75 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- shoulder-hand syndrome (M89.0-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M75, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M75 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 M75? (8)
- M75.0Adhesive capsulitis of shouldernot billable
- M75.1Rotator cuff tear or rupture, not specified as traumaticnot billable
- M75.2Bicipital tendinitisnot billable
- M75.3Calcific tendinitis of shouldernot billable
- M75.4Impingement syndrome of shouldernot billable
- M75.5Bursitis of shouldernot billable
- M75.8Other shoulder lesionsnot billable
- M75.9Shoulder lesion, unspecifiednot billable
How long has M75 existed?
M75 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.