M65.2 is the ICD-10 code for Calcific tendinitis. It is a four-character subcategory of M65 (Synovitis and tenosynovitis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M65–M68 (Disorders of synovium and tendon) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIII · M00–M99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What M65.2 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
M65.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M65.2Tendinitt med kalknedslag
- M65.20Tendinitt med kalknedslag i flere lokalisasjoner
- M65.21Tendinitt med kalknedslag i skulderregionen
- M65.22Tendinitt med kalknedslag i overarm
- M65.23Tendinitt med kalknedslag i underarm
- M65.24Tendinitt med kalknedslag i hånd
- M65.25Tendinitt med kalknedslag i bekkenregion eller lår
- M65.26Tendinitt med kalknedslag i legg
- M65.27Tendinitt med kalknedslag i ankel eller fot
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM652Tendinitis med forkalkning
M65.2Kalkkiutuva jännetulehdus
M65.2Tendinitis calcarea
M65.2Tendinite calcifiante
M65.2verkalkende tendinitis
Listed through more specific codes:
- M65.20Calcific tendinitis, unspecified site
- M65.28Calcific tendinitis, other site
- M65.29Calcific tendinitis, multiple sites
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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