Abscess of tendon sheath

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:

M65.00 Abscess of tendon sheath, unspecified site
M65.01 Abscess of tendon sheath, shoulder (also a header)
M65.02 Abscess of tendon sheath, upper arm (also a header)
M65.03 Abscess of tendon sheath, forearm (also a header)
M65.04 Abscess of tendon sheath, hand (also a header)
M65.05 Abscess of tendon sheath, thigh (also a header)
M65.06 Abscess of tendon sheath, lower leg (also a header)
M65.07 Abscess of tendon sheath, ankle and foot (also a header)
M65.08 Abscess of tendon sheath, other site

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Abscess of tendon sheath

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from M65 Synovitis and tenosynovitis

Excludes1 - never coded here

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.-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M65.1	Other infective (teno)synovitis	Not billable
M65.2	Calcific tendinitis	Not billable
M65.3	Trigger finger	Not billable
M65.4	Radial styloid tenosynovitis [de Quervain]	Valid
M65.8	Other synovitis and tenosynovitis	Not billable
M65.9	Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified	Not billable