M67.0
Header — not billableShort Achilles tendon (acquired)
The ICD-10 code for short achilles tendon (acquired) is M67.0.
M67.0 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
- M67.2Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M67.3Transient synovitisnon-billable header
- M67.4Ganglionnon-billable header
- M67.5Plica syndromenon-billable header
- M67.8Other specified disorders of synovium and tendonnon-billable header
- M67.9Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendonnon-billable header
- M67.0Short Achilles tendon (acquired)non-billable header