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M77

Other enthesopathies

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 8 more specific codes instead:

  • M77.0 Medial epicondylitis (also a header)
  • M77.1 Lateral epicondylitis (also a header)
  • M77.2 Periarthritis of wrist (also a header)
  • M77.3 Calcaneal spur (also a header)
  • M77.4 Metatarsalgia (also a header)
  • M77.5 Other enthesopathy of foot and ankle (also a header)
  • M77.8 Other enthesopathies, not elsewhere classified
  • M77.9 Enthesopathy, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other enthesopathies

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • bursitis NOS (M71.9-)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • bursitis due to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)
  • osteophyte (M25.7)
  • spinal enthesopathy (M46.0-)