M70.03 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), wrist

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from M70 Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Includes

• soft tissue disorders of occupational origin

Excludes1 (never code together)

• bursitis NOS (M71.9-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
• enthesopathies (M76-M77)
• pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)

Use additional code

• external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)

Codes under M70.03

• M70.031 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right wrist
• M70.032 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left wrist
• M70.039 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified wrist

Code annotations containing back-references to M70.03

Back-references to M70.0

• Type 1 Excludes: M65 Synovitis and tenosynovitis ("chronic crepitant synovitis of hand and wrist (M70.0-)")

Back-references to M70

• Type 1 Excludes: M65 Synovitis and tenosynovitis ("soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M71 Other bursopathies ("bursitis related to use, overuse or pressure (M70.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M76 Enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding foot ("bursitis due to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M77 Other enthesopathies ("bursitis due to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M70.03

• Synovitis › crepitant › wrist

Nearby codes

• M70 Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
• M70.0 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist
• M70.03 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), wrist (this code)
• M70.031 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right wrist
• M70.032 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left wrist
• M70.039 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified wrist
• M70.04 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), hand
• M70.041 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right hand