Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 727.01
Synovitis and tenosynovitis in diseases classified elsewhere
  • Short description: SYNOVITIS IN OTH DIS.
  • ICD-9-CM 727.01 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 727.01 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 727.01 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M65.80 Other synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified site
727.01 Excludes
Code First
  • Code first underlying disease, as:tuberculosis (015.0-015.9)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 727.01:
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (congenital) (degeneration) (disease) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (gangrene) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) 011.9
    • synovitis 015.9 [727.01]
      • hip 015.1 [727.01]
      • knee 015.2 [727.01]
      • specified site NEC 015.8 [727.01]
      • spine or vertebra 015.0 [727.01]
    • tenosynovitis 015.9 [727.01]
      • hip 015.1 [727.01]
      • knee 015.2 [727.01]
      • specified site NEC 015.8 [727.01]
      • spine or vertebra 015.0 [727.01]
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