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M65.131

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Other infective (teno)synovitis, right wrist

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

An infection of the tendon sheath in the right wrist, causing inflammation and potential swelling or pain in that area.

Coding Tips

  • •Ensure documentation clearly indicates right wrist involvement before assigning this laterality-specific code
  • •This code is more specific than M65.139 (unspecified wrist) and should be used when side is documented

Code Hierarchy

└M65Synovitis and tenosynovitis└M65.1Other infective (teno)synovitis└M65.13Other infective (teno)synovitis, wrist└M65.131Other infective (teno)synovitis, right wrist
└M65.131Other infective (teno)synovitis, right wrist

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