Abscess of tendon sheath, right thigh

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Abscess of tendon sheath, right thigh

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.-)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Carbunculus
Abscess > tendon > thigh
Abscess > tendon > pelvic region

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M65.052	Abscess of tendon sheath, left thigh	Valid
M65.059	Abscess of tendon sheath, unspecified thigh	Valid