M67

Non-billable

Other disorders of synovium and tendon

Other disorders of synovium and tendon

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

M65-M67

Child Codes

7

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

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

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Child Codes (7)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M67?

ICD-10-CM code M67 represents "Other disorders of synovium and tendon". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is M67 a billable code?

No, M67 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under M67.

What chapter is M67 in?

M67 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M67?

M67 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: palmar fascial fibromatosis [Dupuytren] (M72.0); tendinitis NOS (M77.9-); xanthomatosis localized to tendons (E78.2).

What are the subcategories under M67?

M67 has 7 child codes, including: M67.0 (Short Achilles tendon (acquired)), M67.2 (Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified), M67.3 (Transient synovitis), M67.4 (Ganglion), and 3 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M67?

M67 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494980. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Automate ICD-10 Coding With AI

Send clinical text to the AutoICD API and get back structured ICD-10 codes with confidence scores. Integrates into any EHR or billing system in minutes.

Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.