M75
Header — not billableShoulder lesions
The ICD-10 code for shoulder lesions is M75.
M75 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- shoulder-hand syndrome (M89.0-)
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 M75
- M75.0Adhesive capsulitis of shouldernon-billable header
- M75.1Rotator cuff tear or rupture, not specified as traumaticnon-billable header
- M75.2Bicipital tendinitisnon-billable header
- M75.3Calcific tendinitis of shouldernon-billable header
- M75.4Impingement syndrome of shouldernon-billable header
- M75.5Bursitis of shouldernon-billable header
- M75.8Other shoulder lesionsnon-billable header
- M75.9Shoulder lesion, unspecifiednon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- M70Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressurenon-billable header
- M71Other bursopathiesnon-billable header
- M72Fibroblastic disordersnon-billable header
- M76Enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding footnon-billable header
- M77Other enthesopathiesnon-billable header
- M79Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M75Shoulder lesionsnon-billable header