M75.21 — Bicipital tendinitis, right shoulder
Is M75.21 billable?
Yes — M75.21 is billable for FY2027. M75.21 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. M75.21 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
M75.21 at a glance
| Code | M75.21 |
|---|---|
| Description | Bicipital tendinitis, right shoulder |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does M75.21 group to?
M75.21 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 M75.21 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under M75.2, the nearest indexed parent of M75.21. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Tendinitis, tendonitis › bicipital
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M75.21, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M75.21 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 M75
The conditions below are not part of M75.21, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M75.21 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- shoulder-hand syndrome (M89.0-)
How long has M75.21 existed?
M75.21 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.