M67.3
Header — not billableTransient synovitis
The ICD-10 code for transient synovitis is M67.3.
M67.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- palindromic rheumatism (M12.3-)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Toxic synovitis
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M67.3
- M67.30Transient synovitis, unspecified site
- M67.31Transient synovitis, shouldernon-billable header
- M67.32Transient synovitis, elbownon-billable header
- M67.33Transient synovitis, wristnon-billable header
- M67.34Transient synovitis, handnon-billable header
- M67.35Transient synovitis, hipnon-billable header
- M67.36Transient synovitis, kneenon-billable header
- M67.37Transient synovitis, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M67.38Transient synovitis, other site
- M67.39Transient synovitis, multiple sites
Related codes in this category
- M67.0Short Achilles tendon (acquired)non-billable header
- M67.2Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classifiednon-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
- M67.3Transient synovitisnon-billable header