M65.3 Trigger finger

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Applicable to

• Nodular tendinous disease

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 M65.3

• M65.30 Trigger finger, unspecified finger
• M65.31 Trigger thumb
• M65.32 Trigger finger, index finger
• M65.33 Trigger finger, middle finger
• M65.34 Trigger finger, ring finger
• M65.35 Trigger finger, little finger

Code annotations containing back-references to M65.3

Back-references to M65.3

• Type 1 Excludes: M20.0 Deformity of finger(s) ("trigger finger (M65.3)")

Nearby codes

• M65.271 Calcific tendinitis, right ankle and foot
• M65.272 Calcific tendinitis, left ankle and foot
• M65.279 Calcific tendinitis, unspecified ankle and foot
• M65.28 Calcific tendinitis, other site
• M65.29 Calcific tendinitis, multiple sites
• M65.3 Trigger finger (this code)
• M65.30 Trigger finger, unspecified finger
• M65.31 Trigger thumb
• M65.311 Trigger thumb, right thumb
• M65.312 Trigger thumb, left thumb
• M65.319 Trigger thumb, unspecified thumb