M67.88 — Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, other site
M67.88 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, other site. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
M67.88 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.
Medicare coverage
M67.88 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies — 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 6 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59434Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
How M67.88 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to M67.88.
- Disorder›tendon›specified type NEC›trunk
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M67.8. If M67.88 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
- M67.89Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon, multiple sites
Questions about M67.88
- Is M67.88 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M67.88 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M67.88 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).