M76.82
Header — not billablePosterior tibial tendinitis
The ICD-10 code for posterior tibial tendinitis is M76.82.
M76.82 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
- M76.81Anterior tibial syndromenon-billable header
- M76.89Other specified enthesopathies of lower limb, excluding footnon-billable header
- M76.82Posterior tibial tendinitisnon-billable header