ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M65-M67 Disorders of synovium and tendon
M65- Synovitis and tenosynovitis
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M65.141

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M65.141

Other infective (teno)synovitis, right hand

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Billable/Specific Code

M65.141 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M65.141 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M65.141 - other international versions of ICD-10 M65.141 may differ.

The following code(s) above M65.141 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

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Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
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that may be applicable to M65.141:

M00-M99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Type 2 Excludes
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M65
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M65
Synovitis and tenosynovitis
Type 1 Excludes
- 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.-)
Synovitis and tenosynovitis

Approximate Synonyms

Suppurative tenosynovitis of flexor tendon of right hand
Suppurative tenosynovitis of flexor tendons of bilateral hands

ICD-10-CM M65.141 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

557 Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis with mcc
558 Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis without mcc

Convert M65.141 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M65.141

M65.119 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified shoulder

M65.12 Other infective (teno)synovitis, elbow

M65.121 Other infective (teno)synovitis, right elbow

M65.122 Other infective (teno)synovitis, left elbow

M65.129 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified elbow

M65.13 Other infective (teno)synovitis, wrist

M65.131 Other infective (teno)synovitis, right wrist

M65.132 Other infective (teno)synovitis, left wrist

M65.139 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified wrist

M65.14 Other infective (teno)synovitis, hand

M65.141 Other infective (teno)synovitis, right hand

M65.142 Other infective (teno)synovitis, left hand

M65.149 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified hand

M65.15 Other infective (teno)synovitis, hip

M65.151 Other infective (teno)synovitis, right hip

M65.152 Other infective (teno)synovitis, left hip

M65.159 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified hip

M65.16 Other infective (teno)synovitis, knee

M65.161 Other infective (teno)synovitis, right knee

M65.162 Other infective (teno)synovitis, left knee

M65.169 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified knee

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M65.141

Other infective (teno)synovitis, right hand

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Synovitis and tenosynovitis