M65 Non-Billable Code

Synovitis and tenosynovitis

Chapter Classification

Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

Section Detail

M65-M67 Disorders of synovium and tendon (M65-M67)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes1

chronic crepitant synovitis of hand and wrist (M70.0-)
current injury - see injury of ligament or tendon by body region
soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

M65.0 - Abscess of tendon sheath
M65.1 - Other infective (teno)synovitis
M65.2 - Calcific tendinitis
M65.3 - Trigger finger
M65.4 - Radial styloid tenosynovitis [de Quervain] Billable
M65.8 - Other synovitis and tenosynovitis
M65.9 - Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified

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