M65.26
Header — not billableCalcific tendinitis, lower leg
The ICD-10 code for calcific tendinitis, lower leg is M65.26.
M65.26 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M65.20Calcific tendinitis, unspecified site
- M65.22Calcific tendinitis, upper armnon-billable header
- M65.23Calcific tendinitis, forearmnon-billable header
- M65.24Calcific tendinitis, handnon-billable header
- M65.25Calcific tendinitis, thighnon-billable header
- M65.27Calcific tendinitis, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M65.28Calcific tendinitis, other site
- M65.29Calcific tendinitis, multiple sites
- M65.26Calcific tendinitis, lower legnon-billable header