M65.021 Abscess of tendon sheath, right upper arm

Instructional Notes:

M65.021
Description: Abscess of tendon sheath, right upper arm
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M65.02
Description: Abscess of tendon sheath, upper arm
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M65.0
Description: Abscess of tendon sheath
Use Additional Code:
- code (B95-B96) to identify bacterial agent.
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M65
Description: Synovitis and tenosynovitis
Exclude1:
- 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.-)
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M65-M67
Description: Disorders of synovium and tendon (M65-M67)
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M00-M99
Description: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Exclude2:
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes:
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition