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M65.231 - Calcific tendinitis, right forearm

ICD-10-CM Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M65-M67 Disorders of synovium and tendon (M65-M67) · Subcategory of M65.23 · FY2027

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom M65.2

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • tendinitis as classified in M75-M77
  • calcified tendinitis of shoulder (M75.3)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom M65

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • 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.-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter M00-M99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
NotesFrom Chapter M00-M99

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

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