2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M65.9

Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified

  • M65.9 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • ICD-10-CM M65.9 is a new 2025 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M65.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 M65.9 may differ.

The following code(s) above M65.9 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to M65.9:

  • M00-M99  Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • M65  Synovitis and tenosynovitis

Approximate Synonyms

  • Relapsing seronegative symmetric synovitis with edema
  • Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema
  • Silastic synovitis
  • Silicone synovitis
  • Synovitis
  • Synovitis and tenosynovitis
  • Synovitis of bilateral ankle joints
  • Synovitis of bilateral foot joints
  • Synovitis of bilateral knee joints
  • Synovitis of joint of left knee
  • Synovitis of knee
  • Synovitis of left ankle joint
  • Synovitis of left foot joint
  • Synovitis of left knee joint
  • Synovitis of right ankle joint
  • Synovitis of right foot joint
  • Synovitis of right knee joint
  • Synovitis or tenosynovitis
  • Tenosynovitis
  • Tenosynovitis of bilateral ankles
  • Tenosynovitis of bilateral feet
  • Tenosynovitis of bilateral hands
  • Tenosynovitis of bilateral wrists
  • Tenosynovitis of left ankle
  • Tenosynovitis of left foot
  • Tenosynovitis of left hand
  • Tenosynovitis of left wrist
  • Tenosynovitis of right ankle
  • Tenosynovitis of right foot
  • Tenosynovitis of right hand
  • Tenosynovitis of right wrist

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
  • 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): Deleted code
  • 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): New code
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