ICD-10-CM Code M65.321
Trigger finger, right index finger
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.M65.321 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of trigger finger, right index finger. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
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 |
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #557-558 - Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis with MCC.
- DRG Group #557-558 - Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis without MCC.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code M65.321 and a single ICD9 code, 727.03 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: M65.32 - Trigger finger, index finger