M67.31
M67.31 — Transient synovitis, shoulder
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M67.31 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for transient synovitis, shoulder. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M67.31 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M67.31
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M67.3. If M67.31 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M67.30Transient synovitis, unspecified site
- M67.32Transient synovitis, elbow
- M67.33Transient synovitis, wrist
- M67.34Transient synovitis, hand
- M67.35Transient synovitis, hip
- M67.36Transient synovitis, knee
- M67.37Transient synovitis, ankle and foot
- M67.38Transient synovitis, other site
- M67.39Transient synovitis, multiple sites
Questions about M67.31
- Is M67.31 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M67.31 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M67.31 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of synovium and tendon (M65-M67).