M65.97
M65.97 — Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, ankle and foot
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
M65.97 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, ankle and foot. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M65.97 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 M65.97
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M65.9. If M65.97 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M65.90Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified site
- M65.91Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, shoulder
- M65.92Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, upper arm
- M65.93Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, forearm
- M65.94Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, hand
- M65.95Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, thigh
- M65.96Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, lower leg
- M65.98Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, other site
- M65.99Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, multiple sites
Questions about M65.97
- Is M65.97 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M65.97 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M65.97 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).