M65.02 — Abscess of tendon sheath, upper arm

Not billable

Is M65.02 billable?

No — M65.02 is a non-billable header code. M65.02 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath M65.02.

Billable codes under this header

M65.02 at a glance

Code	M65.02
Description	Abscess of tendon sheath, upper arm
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is M65.02 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M65.02. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Abscess › tendon › upper arm (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M65

The conditions below can never be reported together with M65.02 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

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.-)

Use additional code — inherited from M65.0

Report an additional code alongside M65.02 to fully describe the condition. M65.02 is sequenced first.

code (B95-B96) to identify bacterial agent.

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M65.02, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M65.02 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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)

What codes fall under M65.02? (3)

How long has M65.02 existed?

M65.02 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.