M65.12
Other infective (teno)synovitis, elbow
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 13 never code together
M65code
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 1
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M65.1
M65.10 Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified site M65.11 Other infective (teno)synovitis, shoulder category M65.13 Other infective (teno)synovitis, wrist category M65.14 Other infective (teno)synovitis, hand category M65.15 Other infective (teno)synovitis, hip category M65.16 Other infective (teno)synovitis, knee category M65.17 Other infective (teno)synovitis, ankle and foot category M65.18 Other infective (teno)synovitis, other site M65.19 Other infective (teno)synovitis, multiple sites
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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