M66.17
Header — not billableRupture of synovium, ankle, foot and toes
The ICD-10 code for rupture of synovium, ankle, foot and toes is M66.17.
M66.17 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 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.
Child codes under M66.17
- M66.171Rupture of synovium, right ankle
- M66.172Rupture of synovium, left ankle
- M66.173Rupture of synovium, unspecified ankle
- M66.174Rupture of synovium, right foot
- M66.175Rupture of synovium, left foot
- M66.176Rupture of synovium, unspecified foot
- M66.177Rupture of synovium, right toe(s)
- M66.178Rupture of synovium, left toe(s)
- M66.179Rupture of synovium, unspecified toe(s)
Related codes in this category
- M66.10Rupture of synovium, unspecified joint
- M66.11Rupture of synovium, shouldernon-billable header
- M66.12Rupture of synovium, elbownon-billable header
- M66.13Rupture of synovium, wristnon-billable header
- M66.14Rupture of synovium, hand and fingersnon-billable header
- M66.15Rupture of synovium, hipnon-billable header
- M66.18Rupture of synovium, other site
- M66.17Rupture of synovium, ankle, foot and toesnon-billable header