M66.81
Header — not billableSpontaneous rupture of other tendons, shoulder
The ICD-10 code for spontaneous rupture of other tendons, shoulder is M66.81.
M66.81 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
- M66.80Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, unspecified site
- M66.82Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, upper armnon-billable header
- M66.83Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, forearmnon-billable header
- M66.84Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, handnon-billable header
- M66.85Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, thighnon-billable header
- M66.86Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, lower legnon-billable header
- M66.87Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M66.88Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, other sites
- M66.89Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, multiple sites
- M66.81Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, shouldernon-billable header