FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016villonodular synovitis (pigmented) (M12.2-)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
villonodular synovitis (pigmented) (M12.2-)
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M67.20Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified siteBillable / specificM67.21Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified, shoulderCategory · further specificity requiredM67.22Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified, upper armCategory · further specificity requiredM67.23Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified, forearmCategory · further specificity requiredM67.24Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified, handCategory · further specificity requiredM67.25Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified, thighCategory · further specificity requiredM67.26Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified, lower legCategory · further specificity requiredM67.27Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified, ankle and footCategory · further specificity requiredM67.28Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified, other siteBillable / specificM67.29Synovial hypertrophy, not elsewhere classified, multiple sitesBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M67.0 | Short Achilles tendon (acquired) | Category · further specificity required |
| M67.3 | Transient synovitis | Category · further specificity required |
| M67.4 | Ganglion | Category · further specificity required |
| M67.5 | Plica syndrome | Category · further specificity required |
| M67.8 | Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon | Category · further specificity required |
| M67.9 | Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon | Category · further specificity required |
| M67.A | Plantar fasciitis | Category · further specificity required |
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