M67.9
Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 6 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 13 never code together
M67code
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 1
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Index entries leading here filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Alongside this code 6 same parent — M67
Subordinate codes 10
M67.90 Unsp disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified site M67.91 Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, shoulder M67.92 Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, upper arm M67.93 Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, forearm M67.94 Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, hand M67.95 Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, thigh M67.96 Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, lower leg M67.97 Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, ankle and foot M67.98 Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, other site M67.99 Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, multiple sites
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