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M70.032

M70.032: Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left wrist

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

M70.032 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left wrist. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check M70.032 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M70.032

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on M70: Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M70.032

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on M70: Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

  • bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
  • enthesopathies (M76-M77)
  • pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with M70.032

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • M65Synovitis and tenosynovitis
  • M71Other bursopathies

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

M70.032 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A58883Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under M70.03

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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