M76
Enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding foot
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 12 never code together
M76code
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
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.
Subordinate codes 10
M76.0 Gluteal tendinitis M76.1 Psoas tendinitis M76.2 Iliac crest spur M76.3 Iliotibial band syndrome M76.4 Tibial collateral bursitis [Pellegrini-Stieda] M76.5 Patellar tendinitis M76.6 Achilles tendinitis M76.7 Peroneal tendinitis M76.8 Other specified enthesopathies of lower limb, excluding foot M76.9 Unspecified enthesopathy, lower limb, excluding foot
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