M72.20BillableSave New in FY2027

M72.20 - Plantar fascial fibromatosis, unspecified foot

ICD-10-CM Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M70-M79 Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79) · Subcategory of M72.2 · FY2027

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M72

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • retroperitoneal fibromatosis (D48.3)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter M00-M99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • 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)
NotesFrom Chapter M00-M99

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Inpatient DRG Payments

DRG 5587,456 discharges

Tendonitis, Myositis And Bursitis Without Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$6,559

Total Payment$8,690
Patient Responsibility$2,132
Hospital Charge$41,521
DRG 5575,028 discharges

Tendonitis, Myositis And Bursitis With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$11,707

Total Payment$14,149
Patient Responsibility$2,443
Hospital Charge$69,564

Documentation requirements, coding pitfalls and FAQs for conditions coded with M72.20.