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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M68.0 Synovitis and tenosynovitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere

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M68.0 is the ICD-10 code for Synovitis and tenosynovitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere. It is a four-character subcategory of M68 (Disorders of synovium and tendon in diseases classified elsewhere), 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 M68.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Synovitis or tenosynovitis in:

M68.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

M68.0Synovit och tenosynovit vid bakteriesjukdomar som klassificeras på annan plats

NorwayICD-10-NO

M68.0Synovitt eller tenosynovitt ved bakteriesykdom klassifisert annet sted

  • M68.00Synovitt eller tenosynovitt i flere lokalisasjoner ved bakteriesykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M68.01Synovitt eller tenosynovitt i skulderregionen ved bakteriesykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M68.02Synovitt eller tenosynovitt i overarm ved bakteriesykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M68.03Synovitt eller tenosynovitt i underarm ved bakteriesykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M68.04Synovitt eller tenosynovitt i hånd ved bakteriesykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M68.05Synovitt eller tenosynovitt i bekkenregion eller lår ved bakteriesykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M68.06Synovitt eller tenosynovitt i legg ved bakteriesykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M68.07Synovitt eller tenosynovitt i ankel eller fot ved bakteriesykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM680Betændelse i ledkapselhinde eller seneskedehinde ved bakteriel sygdom klassificeret andetsteds

  • DM680GBetændelse i ledkapselhinde ved bakteriel sygdom klassificeret andetsteds
  • DM680HBetændelse i seneskedehinde ved bakteriel sygdom klassificeret andetsteds
GermanyICD-10-GM

M68.0Synovitis und Tenosynovitis bei anderenorts klassifizierten bakteriellen Krankheiten

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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