M65.3
Non-billableTrigger finger
Trigger finger
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Nodular tendinous disease
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Child Codes (6)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Digit, TriggerC0158328
- Digital flexor tenosynovitisC0158328
- Digits, TriggerC0158328
- Entrapment, Flexor TendonC0158328
- Entrapments, Flexor TendonC0158328
- Finger, SnappingC0158328
- Fingers, SnappingC0158328
- Flexor Tendon EntrapmentC0158328
- Flexor Tendon EntrapmentsC0158328
- Snapping FingerC0158328
- Snapping FingersC0158328
- Tendon Entrapment, FlexorC0158328
- Tendon Entrapments, FlexorC0158328
- Trigger DigitC0158328
- Trigger DigitsC0158328
- Trigger Finger DisorderC0158328
- Trigger fingerC0158328
- finger triggerC0158328
- finger triggeredC0158328
- fingers triggerC0158328
- snap fingerC0158328
- snapping fingerC0158328
- trigger fingerC0158328
- Nodular tendinous diseaseC2895901
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M65.3?
ICD-10-CM code M65.3 represents "Trigger finger". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is M65.3 a billable code?
No, M65.3 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 6 child codes under M65.3.
What chapter is M65.3 in?
M65.3 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M65.3?
M65.3 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: chronic crepitant synovitis of hand and wrist (M70.0-); current injury - see injury of ligament or tendon by body region; soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-).
What are the subcategories under M65.3?
M65.3 has 6 child codes, including: M65.30 (Trigger finger, unspecified finger), M65.31 (Trigger thumb), M65.32 (Trigger finger, index finger), M65.33 (Trigger finger, middle finger), and 2 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M65.3?
M65.3 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0158328, C2895901. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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