M65.17 Other infective (teno)synovitis, ankle and foot

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 M65.17

• M65.171 Other infective (teno)synovitis, right ankle and foot
• M65.172 Other infective (teno)synovitis, left ankle and foot
• M65.179 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified ankle and foot

Code annotations containing back-references to M65.17

Back-references to M65.1

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

Diagnosis Index entries for M65.17

• Tenosynovitis › infective NEC › ankle
• Tenosynovitis › infective NEC › foot

Nearby codes

• 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
• M65.17 Other infective (teno)synovitis, ankle and foot (this code)
• M65.171 Other infective (teno)synovitis, right ankle and foot
• M65.172 Other infective (teno)synovitis, left ankle and foot
• M65.179 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified ankle and foot
• M65.18 Other infective (teno)synovitis, other site
• M65.19 Other infective (teno)synovitis, multiple sites