ICD-10 category · Chapter XIII · M60-M79
M65 Synovitis and tenosynovitis
59 codes under M65 in the South African Master Industry Table 2021, 51 valid for clinical use; 10 marked as a Prescribed Minimum Benefit.
| Code | Description | Use | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| M65 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis | Heading only | — |
| M65.0 | Abscess of tendon sheath | Heading only | — |
| M65.00 | Abscess of tendon sheath, multiple sites | Valid · may be primary | PMB 353H Abscess of bursa or tendon · Incision and drainage |
| M65.01 | Abscess of tendon sheath, shoulder region | Valid · may be primary | PMB 353H Abscess of bursa or tendon · Incision and drainage |
| M65.02 | Abscess of tendon sheath, upper arm | Valid · may be primary | PMB 353H Abscess of bursa or tendon · Incision and drainage |
| M65.03 | Abscess of tendon sheath, forearm | Valid · may be primary | PMB 353H Abscess of bursa or tendon · Incision and drainage |
| M65.04 | Abscess of tendon sheath, hand | Valid · may be primary | PMB 353H Abscess of bursa or tendon · Incision and drainage |
| M65.05 | Abscess of tendon sheath, pelvic region and thigh | Valid · may be primary | PMB 353H Abscess of bursa or tendon · Incision and drainage |
| M65.06 | Abscess of tendon sheath, lower leg | Valid · may be primary | PMB 353H Abscess of bursa or tendon · Incision and drainage |
| M65.07 | Abscess of tendon sheath, ankle and foot | Valid · may be primary | PMB 353H Abscess of bursa or tendon · Incision and drainage |
| M65.08 | Abscess of tendon sheath, other site | Valid · may be primary | PMB 353H Abscess of bursa or tendon · Incision and drainage |
| M65.09 | Abscess of tendon sheath, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | PMB 353H Abscess of bursa or tendon · Incision and drainage |
| M65.1 | Other infective (teno)synovitis | Heading only | — |
| M65.10 | Other infective (teno)synovitis, multiple sites | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.11 | Other infective (teno)synovitis, shoulder region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.12 | Other infective (teno)synovitis, upper arm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.13 | Other infective (teno)synovitis, forearm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.14 | Other infective (teno)synovitis, hand | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.15 | Other infective (teno)synovitis, pelvic region and thigh | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.16 | Other infective (teno)synovitis, lower leg | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.17 | Other infective (teno)synovitis, ankle and foot | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.18 | Other infective (teno)synovitis, other site | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.19 | Other infective (teno)synovitis, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.2 | Calcific tendinitis | Heading only | — |
| M65.20 | Calcific tendinitis, multiple sites | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.22 | Calcific tendinitis, upper arm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.23 | Calcific tendinitis, forearm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.24 | Calcific tendinitis, hand | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.25 | Calcific tendinitis, pelvic region and thigh | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.26 | Calcific tendinitis, lower leg | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.27 | Calcific tendinitis, ankle and foot | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.28 | Calcific tendinitis, other site | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.29 | Calcific tendinitis, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.3 | Trigger finger | Heading only | — |
| M65.34 | Trigger finger, hand | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.4 | Radial styloid tenosynovitis [de Quervain] | Heading only | — |
| M65.43 | Radial styloid tenosynovitis [de Quervain], forearm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.8 | Other synovitis and tenosynovitis | Heading only | — |
| M65.80 | Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, multiple sites | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.81 | Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, shoulder region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.82 | Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, upper arm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.83 | Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, forearm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.84 | Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, hand | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.85 | Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, pelvic region and thigh | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.86 | Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, lower leg | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.87 | Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, ankle and foot | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.88 | Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, other site | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.89 | Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.9 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified | Heading only | — |
| M65.90 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified, multiple sites | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.91 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified, shoulder region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.92 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified, upper arm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.93 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified, forearm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.94 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified, hand | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.95 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified, pelvic region and thigh | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.96 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified, lower leg | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.97 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified, ankle and foot | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.98 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified, other site | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M65.99 | Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
Prescribed Minimum Benefits in M65. A medical scheme must fund the diagnosis, treatment and care of a PMB condition in full, within its rules on designated providers and treatment protocols. The PMB code and treatment component beside each code come from the Council for Medical Schemes’ PMB Coded List; the scheme decides whether a given claim qualifies.
Source and terms
Reproduced from the national table, unaltered.
The Department publishes the table for the industry to load. The ICD-10 Master Industry Table page
Codes and descriptions: ICD-10 Master Industry Table (MIT) 2021, published 16 March 2021 by the National Department of Health, Republic of South Africa. ® National Department of Health: all rights reserved. Reproduced for reference without alteration.
ICD-10 is the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, © World Health Organization. The WHO ICD-10 descriptions appear as published in the MIT.
Prescribed Minimum Benefit (PMB) and Chronic Disease List (CDL) markers: Council for Medical Schemes, PMB Coded List, as read by GreenNotes. Benefit decisions rest with each medical scheme.
Source file: ICD-10_MIT_2021_Excel_16-March_2021.xlsx. Found an error in a code or description? Write to help@greennotes.co.za.
This lookup is a reference to the published code table, not coding advice. Code assignment is the treating practitioner’s responsibility, following the South African ICD-10 Coding Standards and Guidelines and the WHO ICD-10 volumes. GreenNotes does not warrant that the table is complete or current.
This is the South African table. Most ICD-10 results online are the United States’ ICD-10-CM, a different code set that South African medical schemes do not accept. Regulation 5 of the General Regulations under the Medical Schemes Act requires the diagnostic code on every account, and the Master Industry Table is the list it is coded from.
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