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.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M65.97

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on M65: Synovitis and tenosynovitis

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.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead M65.97

3 child codes. Green means billable.

M65.971Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, right ankle and foot
M65.972Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, left ankle and foot
M65.979Unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified ankle and foot

Other codes under M65.9

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