M65.86
M65.86 — Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M65.86 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other synovitis and tenosynovitis, lower leg. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M65.86 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 M65.86
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M65.8. If M65.86 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M65.80Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified site
- M65.81Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, shoulder
- M65.82Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, upper arm
- M65.83Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, forearm
- M65.84Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, hand
- M65.85Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, thigh
- M65.87Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, ankle and foot
- M65.88Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, other site
- M65.89Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, multiple sites
Questions about M65.86
- Is M65.86 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M65.86 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M65.86 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).