Shoulder lesion, unspecified
Shoulder lesion, unspecified
M75.9 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
M75.90 identifies a shoulder lesion that is both unspecified in type and unspecified in laterality — the catch-all within the M75.9 subcategory when neither the nature of the lesion nor the affected side is documented.
Unspecified lesion of the right shoulder — used when a specific soft-tissue shoulder diagnosis cannot be established at the time of coding.
Unspecified soft-tissue lesion of the left shoulder — used when the clinical picture points to a shoulder pathology but available documentation doesn't support a more precise diagnosis.