Patellar tendinitis
Patellar tendinitis
M76.5 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.
M76.50 classifies patellar tendinitis — inflammation of the tendon connecting the kneecap to the tibia, commonly called jumper's knee — when the treating clinician has not documented which knee is affected.
Patellar tendinitis of the right knee — an enthesopathy involving inflammation of the patellar tendon at or near its attachment to the inferior pole of the patella, classified under lower limb enthesopathies (M76).
Patellar tendinitis of the left knee — an enthesopathy involving inflammation of the patellar tendon at or near its origin on the inferior pole of the left patella.