Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), wrist
Non-billable header
M70.03 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from M70)
- soft tissue disorders of occupational origin
- 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.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M70)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M70)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M70)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M70)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M70)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M70)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M70)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M70)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M70)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M70)
- bursitis of shoulder (M75.5) (from M70)
- enthesopathies (M76-M77) (from M70)
- pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-) (from M70)
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Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Synovitis, crepitant, wrist
Parent code
- M70.0Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wristHeader
More specific codes M70.03
Related codes
- M70.04Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), handHeader