M67.96
Header — not billableUnspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, lower leg
The ICD-10 code for unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, lower leg is M67.96.
M67.96 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
- M67.90Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified site
- M67.91Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, shouldernon-billable header
- M67.92Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, upper armnon-billable header
- M67.93Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, forearmnon-billable header
- M67.94Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, handnon-billable header
- M67.95Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, thighnon-billable header
- M67.97Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M67.98Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, other site
- M67.99Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, multiple sites
- M67.96Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, lower legnon-billable header