ICD-10-CM Code M65.34
Trigger finger, ring 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 M65.34 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of M65.34 that describes the diagnosis 'trigger finger, ring finger' in more detail.
- M65.34 Trigger finger, ring finger NON-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 |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M65.34 - Trigger finger, ring finger'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M65.34. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M65.3 - Trigger finger