ICD-10-CM Code M65.3
Trigger finger
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M65.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of M65.3 that describes the diagnosis 'trigger finger' in more detail.
- M65.3 Trigger finger NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M65.30 Trigger finger, unspecified finger
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- M65.311 Trigger thumb, right thumb BILLABLE
- M65.312 Trigger thumb, left thumb BILLABLE
- M65.319 Trigger thumb, unspecified thumb BILLABLE
The ICD code M653 is used to code Stenosing tenosynovitis
Stenosing tenosynovitis (also known as trigger finger or trigger thumb) is a painful condition caused by the inflammation (tenosynovitis) and progressive restriction of the superficial and deep flexors fibrous tendon sheath adjacent to the A1 pulley at a metacarpal head. Repetitive forceful compression, tensile stress, and resistive flexion, causes inflammation, swelling, and microtrauma, that results in thickening and stenosis (commonly a nodular formation) of the tendon distal to the pulley leading to a painful digital base, limitation of finger movements, triggering, snapping, locking, and deformity progressively.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| MeSH Codes: | , , |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 727.03, 727.04, 727.03 |
Coding Notes for M65.3 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Nodular tendinous disease
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M65.3 - Trigger finger'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M65.3. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M65 - Synovitis and tenosynovitis