M67.31
Header — not billableTransient synovitis, shoulder
The ICD-10 code for transient synovitis, shoulder is M67.31.
M67.31 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
- M67.30Transient synovitis, unspecified site
- 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
- M67.31Transient synovitis, shouldernon-billable header