M76.5 Patellar tendinitis

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from M76 Enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding foot

Excludes2 (not included here)

• bursitis due to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)
• enthesopathies of ankle and foot (M77.5-)

Codes under M76.5

• M76.50 Patellar tendinitis, unspecified knee
• M76.51 Patellar tendinitis, right knee
• M76.52 Patellar tendinitis, left knee

Code annotations containing back-references to M76.5

Back-references to M76

• Type 1 Excludes: M65.2 Calcific tendinitis ("tendinitis as classified in M75-M77")
• Type 2 Excludes: M70 Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure ("enthesopathies (M76-M77)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M71 Other bursopathies ("enthesopathies (M76-M77)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M76.5

• Tendinitis, tendonitis › patellar

Nearby codes

• M76.32 Iliotibial band syndrome, left leg
• M76.4 Tibial collateral bursitis [Pellegrini-Stieda]
• M76.40 Tibial collateral bursitis [Pellegrini-Stieda], unspecified leg
• M76.41 Tibial collateral bursitis [Pellegrini-Stieda], right leg
• M76.42 Tibial collateral bursitis [Pellegrini-Stieda], left leg
• M76.5 Patellar tendinitis (this code)
• M76.50 Patellar tendinitis, unspecified knee
• M76.51 Patellar tendinitis, right knee
• M76.52 Patellar tendinitis, left knee
• M76.6 Achilles tendinitis
• M76.60 Achilles tendinitis, unspecified leg