ICD-10 Updates: Non-Billable Codes (Effective October 1, 2024)

This article provides a summary of significant updates that took effect on October 1, 2024.


Key Changes:


Disc Degeneration:

    • M51.36 and M51.37 are no longer billable.
    • Use the following alternative codes:
      • M51.360: Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only
      • M51.361: With lower extremity pain only
      • M51.362: With discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain
      • M51.369: Without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
      • M51.370: Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain only
      • M51.371: With lower extremity pain only
      • M51.372: With discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain
      • M51.379: Without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain

Synovitis:

    • M65.9 has been deleted. Use M65.90 with the appropriate fifth and sixth characters to specify the site and laterality.

List of Synovitis Codes:

  • M65.911: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, right shoulder 
  • M65.912: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, left shoulder 
  • M65.921: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, right upper arm 
  • M65.922: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, left upper arm 
  • M65.931: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, right forearm 
  • M65.932: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, left forearm 
  • M65.941: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, right hand 
  • M65.942: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, left hand 
  • M65.951: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, right thigh 
  • M65.952: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, left thigh 
  • M65.961: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, right lower leg 
  • M65.962: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, left lower leg 
  • M65.971: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, right ankle and foot 
  • M65.972: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, left ankle and foot 
  • M65.981: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, other specified site, right 
  • M65.982: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, other specified site, left 
  • M65.991: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, multiple sites, right 
  • M65.992: Synovitis and tenosynovitis, multiple sites, left 

For a complete list of all affected codes, please refer to https://www.icd10data.com 

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