M65.12
M65.12 — Other infective (teno)synovitis, elbow
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M65.12 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other infective (teno)synovitis, elbow. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M65.12 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 M65.12
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M65.1. If M65.12 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M65.10Other infective (teno)synovitis, unspecified site
- M65.11Other infective (teno)synovitis, shoulder
- M65.13Other infective (teno)synovitis, wrist
- M65.14Other infective (teno)synovitis, hand
- M65.15Other infective (teno)synovitis, hip
- M65.16Other infective (teno)synovitis, knee
- M65.17Other infective (teno)synovitis, ankle and foot
- M65.18Other infective (teno)synovitis, other site
- M65.19Other infective (teno)synovitis, multiple sites
Questions about M65.12
- Is M65.12 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M65.12 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M65.12 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).