M77.1 Lateral epicondylitis

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Tennis elbow

Applies from M77 Other enthesopathies

Excludes1 (never code together)

• bursitis NOS (M71.9-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• bursitis due to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)
• osteophyte (M25.7)
• spinal enthesopathy (M46.0-)

Codes under M77.1

• M77.10 Lateral epicondylitis, unspecified elbow
• M77.11 Lateral epicondylitis, right elbow
• M77.12 Lateral epicondylitis, left elbow

Code annotations containing back-references to M77.1

Back-references to M77

• 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 M77.1

• Epicondylitis (elbow) › lateral

Nearby codes

• M77 Other enthesopathies
• M77.0 Medial epicondylitis
• M77.00 Medial epicondylitis, unspecified elbow
• M77.01 Medial epicondylitis, right elbow
• M77.02 Medial epicondylitis, left elbow
• M77.1 Lateral epicondylitis (this code)
• M77.10 Lateral epicondylitis, unspecified elbow
• M77.11 Lateral epicondylitis, right elbow
• M77.12 Lateral epicondylitis, left elbow
• M77.2 Periarthritis of wrist
• M77.20 Periarthritis, unspecified wrist