M67.96

M67.96: Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, lower leg

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified

M67.96 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, lower leg. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M67.96

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on M67: Other disorders of synovium and tendon

palmar fascial fibromatosis [Dupuytren] (M72.0)
tendinitis NOS (M77.9-)
xanthomatosis localized to tendons (E78.2)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead M67.96

3 child codes. Green means billable.

M67.961Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, right lower leg
M67.962Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, left lower leg
M67.969Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified lower leg

Other codes under M67.9

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
M67.97Unspecified 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