M76.6
Header — not billableAchilles tendinitis
The ICD-10 code for achilles tendinitis is M76.6.
M76.6 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.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Achilles bursitis
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
- M76.0Gluteal tendinitisnon-billable header
- M76.1Psoas tendinitisnon-billable header
- M76.2Iliac crest spurnon-billable header
- M76.3Iliotibial band syndromenon-billable header
- M76.4Tibial collateral bursitis [Pellegrini-Stieda]non-billable header
- M76.5Patellar tendinitisnon-billable header
- M76.7Peroneal tendinitisnon-billable header
- M76.8Other specified enthesopathies of lower limb, excluding footnon-billable header
- M76.9Unspecified enthesopathy, lower limb, excluding foot
- M76.6Achilles tendinitisnon-billable header