M75
Shoulder lesions
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
M75 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for shoulder lesions. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M75.0 Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder; M75.1 Rotator cuff tear or rupture, not specified as traumatic; M75.2 Bicipital tendinitis; M75.3 Calcific tendinitis of shoulder and 4 more. Its coding notes include 11 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
This code
- shoulder-hand syndrome (M89.0-)
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
More specific codes under M75 8
- M75.0Adhesive capsulitis of shoulderHeader
- M75.1Rotator cuff tear or rupture, not specified as traumaticHeader
- M75.2Bicipital tendinitisHeader
- M75.3Calcific tendinitis of shoulderHeader
- M75.4Impingement syndrome of shoulderHeader
- M75.5Bursitis of shoulderHeader
- M75.8Other shoulder lesionsHeader
- M75.9Shoulder lesion, unspecifiedHeader