ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M70-M79 Other soft tissue disorders
M70- Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M70.041

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M70.041

Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right hand

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Billable/Specific Code

M70.041 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 M70.041 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M70.041 - other international versions of ICD-10 M70.041 may differ.

The following code(s) above M70.041 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

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

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to M70.041:

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
M70
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M70
Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
Includes
- soft tissue disorders of occupational origin
Type 1 Excludes
- bursitis NOS (M71.9-)
Type 2 Excludes
- bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
- enthesopathies (M76-M77)
- pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
Use Additional
- external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)
Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Approximate Synonyms

Crepitant synovitis of right hand

ICD-10-CM M70.041 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 M70.041 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 M70.041

M67.979 Unspecified disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified ankle and foot

M67.98 …… other site

M67.99 …… multiple sites

M70 Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

M70.0 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist

M70.03 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), wrist

M70.031 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right wrist

M70.032 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left wrist

M70.039 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified wrist

M70.04 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), hand

M70.041 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right hand

M70.042 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left hand

M70.049 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified hand

M70.1 Bursitis of hand

M70.10 Bursitis, unspecified hand

M70.11 Bursitis, right hand

M70.12 Bursitis, left hand

M70.2 Olecranon bursitis

M70.20 …… unspecified elbow

M70.21 …… right elbow

M70.22 …… left elbow

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 M70.041

Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right hand

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure