M65.01
M65.01 — Abscess of tendon sheath, shoulder
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M65.01 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for abscess of tendon sheath, shoulder. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M65.01 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M65.01
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M65.0. If M65.01 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M65.00Abscess of tendon sheath, unspecified site
- M65.02Abscess of tendon sheath, upper arm
- M65.03Abscess of tendon sheath, forearm
- M65.04Abscess of tendon sheath, hand
- M65.05Abscess of tendon sheath, thigh
- M65.06Abscess of tendon sheath, lower leg
- M65.07Abscess of tendon sheath, ankle and foot
- M65.08Abscess of tendon sheath, other site
Questions about M65.01
- Is M65.01 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M65.01 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M65.01 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of synovium and tendon (M65-M67).