M65.12 Other infective (teno)synovitis, elbow

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from M65 Synovitis and tenosynovitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• 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 under M65.12

• M65.121 Other infective (teno)synovitis, right elbow
• M65.122 Other infective (teno)synovitis, left elbow
• M65.129 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified elbow

Code annotations containing back-references to M65.12

Back-references to M65.1

• Type 1 Excludes: M25.4 Effusion of joint ("other infective (teno)synovitis (M65.1-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M65.12

• Tenosynovitis › infective NEC › upper arm

Nearby codes

• M65.10 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified site
• M65.11 Other infective (teno)synovitis, shoulder
• M65.111 Other infective (teno)synovitis, right shoulder
• M65.112 Other infective (teno)synovitis, left shoulder
• M65.119 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified shoulder
• M65.12 Other infective (teno)synovitis, elbow (this code)
• 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