M77.1
Header — not billableLateral epicondylitis
The ICD-10 code for lateral epicondylitis is M77.1.
M77.1 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.
- Tennis elbow
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
- M77.0Medial epicondylitisnon-billable header
- M77.2Periarthritis of wristnon-billable header
- M77.3Calcaneal spurnon-billable header
- M77.4Metatarsalgianon-billable header
- M77.5Other enthesopathy of foot and anklenon-billable header
- M77.8Other enthesopathies, not elsewhere classified
- M77.9Enthesopathy, unspecified
- M77.1Lateral epicondylitisnon-billable header