Medial epicondylitis
Medial epicondylitis
M77.0 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.
Medial epicondylitis of the elbow when laterality (right or left) is not documented in the clinical record — the unspecified-side fallback under parent code M77.0.
Medial epicondylitis of the right elbow — an enthesopathy involving degenerative or overuse-related changes at the common flexor tendon origin on the medial epicondyle of the right humerus, commonly called golfer's elbow.
Medial epicondylitis of the left elbow — degenerative tendinopathy at the origin of the flexor-pronator muscle group on the medial epicondyle of the left humerus, commonly called golfer's elbow or pitcher's elbow.