M76.6 Achilles tendinitis

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Achilles bursitis

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 M76.6

• M76.60 Achilles tendinitis, unspecified leg
• M76.61 Achilles tendinitis, right leg
• M76.62 Achilles tendinitis, left leg

Code annotations containing back-references to M76.6

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 M76.6

• Tendinitis, tendonitis › Achilles

Nearby codes

• M76.42 Tibial collateral bursitis [Pellegrini-Stieda], left leg
• M76.5 Patellar tendinitis
• M76.50 Patellar tendinitis, unspecified knee
• M76.51 Patellar tendinitis, right knee
• M76.52 Patellar tendinitis, left knee
• M76.6 Achilles tendinitis (this code)
• M76.60 Achilles tendinitis, unspecified leg
• M76.61 Achilles tendinitis, right leg
• M76.62 Achilles tendinitis, left leg
• M76.7 Peroneal tendinitis
• M76.70 Peroneal tendinitis, unspecified leg