M76

M76: Enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding foot

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M76 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding foot. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

bursitis due to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)
enthesopathies of ankle and foot (M77.5-)

Other codes that can never be billed with M76

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

M71Other bursopathies

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 M76

10 child codes. Green means billable.

M76.0Gluteal tendinitis
M76.1Psoas tendinitis
M76.2Iliac crest spur
M76.3Iliotibial band syndrome
M76.4Tibial collateral bursitis [Pellegrini-Stieda]
M76.5Patellar tendinitis
M76.6Achilles tendinitis
M76.7Peroneal tendinitis
M76.8Other specified enthesopathies of lower limb, excluding foot
M76.9Unspecified enthesopathy, lower limb, excluding foot