M67.9
M67.9 — Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M67.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M67.9 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 M67.9
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- M67.90Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified site
- M67.91Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, shoulder
- M67.92Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, upper arm
- M67.93Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, forearm
- M67.94Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, hand
- M67.95Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, thigh
- M67.96Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, lower leg
- M67.97Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, ankle and foot
- M67.98Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, other site
- M67.99Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, multiple sites
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M67. If M67.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M67.9
- Is M67.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M67.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M67.9 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).