Billable FY2026 ICD-10-CM diagnosis code, hand and wrist region. What it covers, how to bill it cleanly, and what these patients sound like when they call.
Lateral epicondylitis of the right elbow: tennis elbow, coded with laterality in the M77.1- family. A high-volume diagnosis in both hand/upper-extremity and sports medicine practices.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| M77.10 | Lateral epicondylitis, unspecified elbow |
| M77.12 | Lateral epicondylitis, left elbow |
| M77.00 | Medial epicondylitis, unspecified elbow |
| M77.01 | Medial epicondylitis, right elbow |
| M77.02 | Medial epicondylitis, left elbow |
| M77.50 | Other enthesopathy of unspecified foot and ankle |
Tennis-elbow callers are typically routine scheduling, and the useful intake facts are duration, activity association, and prior treatment. Practices differ on whether these route to hand or sports medicine; explicit routing rules prevent per-receptionist improvisation.
ClinicFlow's voice AI runs this intake on every call for hand and wrist practices: capturing the story, applying your routing rules, and booking the right visit type with the right surgeon. See voice AI for hand and wrist practices or the Call Library for how each call type is handled.
M77.11 is the FY2026 ICD-10-CM code for lateral epicondylitis, right elbow. Lateral epicondylitis of the right elbow: tennis elbow, coded with laterality in the M77.
Most payer policies expect documented conservative management (activity modification, therapy, possibly injection) before advanced interventions. Documenting it from the first visit builds the authorization file.
Yes. M77.11 appears in the official FY2026 ICD-10-CM code set (effective October 1, 2025). ICD-10-CM is public-domain CMS data; verify annually as codes are revised each fiscal year.
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