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.
Other codes that can never be billed with M76
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at M76. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading M76 alone.
- M71Other bursopathies
Risk adjustment
M76 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 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
Questions about M76
- Is M76 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M76 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M76 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79).