ICD-10-CM Code M35.7
Hypermobility syndrome
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.M35.7 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of hypermobility syndrome. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code M357 is used to code Hypermobility (joints)
Hypermobility describes joints that stretch further than normal. For example, some hypermobile people can bend their thumbs backwards to their wrists, bend their knee joints backwards, put their leg behind the head or perform other contortionist "tricks". It can affect one or more joints throughout the body. When present in the hands, it is colloquially referred to as "double-jointedness".
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| MeSH Code: | D007593 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 728.5 |
Hypermobile fingers and thumb
Coding Notes for M35.7 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Familial ligamentous laxity
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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." - Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - instead, use code Q79.6
- Ligamentous laxity, NOS - instead, use code M24.2-
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #557-558 - Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis with MCC.
- DRG Group #557-558 - Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis without MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M35.7 - Hypermobility syndrome'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M35.7. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 728.5 was previously used, M35.7 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: M35 - Other systemic involvement of connective tissue