ICD-10-CM Code M20
Acquired deformities of fingers and toes
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M20 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of M20 that describes the diagnosis 'acquired deformities of fingers and toes' in more detail.
- M20 Acquired deformities of fingers and toes NON-BILLABLE
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- M20.00 Unspecified deformity of finger(s) NON-BILLABLE
- M20.01 Mallet finger NON-BILLABLE
- M20.02 Boutonniere deformity NON-BILLABLE
- M20.03 Swan-neck deformity NON-BILLABLE
- M20.09 Other deformity of finger(s) NON-BILLABLE
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- M20.20 Hallux rigidus, unspecified foot BILLABLE
- M20.21 Hallux rigidus, right foot BILLABLE
- M20.22 Hallux rigidus, left foot BILLABLE
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- M20.5X Other deformities of toe(s) (acquired) NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for M20 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Acquired absence of fingers and toes - instead, use code Z89.-
- Congenital absence of fingers and toes (Q71.3-, Q72.3-) - instead, use code Q71.3-
- Congenital deformities and malformations of fingers and toes (Q66.-, - instead, use Section Q68-Q70, Q74.-)