Calcific tendinitis, right forearm
Billable / specific
M65.231 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from M65)
- Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
- tendinitis as classified in M75-M77 (from M65.2)
- calcified tendinitis of shoulder (M75.3) (from M65.2)
- chronic crepitant synovitis of hand and wrist (M70.0-) (from M65)
- current injury - see injury of ligament or tendon by body region (from M65)
- soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-) (from M65)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M65)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M65)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M65)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M65)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M65)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M65)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M65)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M65)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M65)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M65)
Parent code
- M65.23Calcific tendinitis, forearmHeader