M67.8
M67.8 — Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M67.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of synovium and tendon. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M67.8 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 M67.8
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- M67.80Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, unspecified site
- M67.81Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, shoulder
- M67.82Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, elbow
- M67.83Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, wrist
- M67.84Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, hand
- M67.85Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, hip
- M67.86Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, knee
- M67.87Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, ankle and foot
- M67.88Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, other site
- M67.89Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, multiple sites
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M67. If M67.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M67.8
- Is M67.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M67.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M67.8 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).