Trigger finger occurs due to inflammation of the tendons that flex your fingers, causing finger tenderness and pain. The condition limits your finger’s movement and can make it difficult to straighten and bend your finger.
Trigger finger treatment can range from rest to surgery, depending on the severity of your condition. Resting your hands if possible, wearing a splint at night, stretching exercises and a steroid injection all can alleviate trigger finger without surgery.
The most common symptoms of trigger finger include:
ICD-10 code M65. 30 for Trigger finger, unspecified finger is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .
M65. 331 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M65. 331 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Trigger finger is also known as stenosing tenosynovitis (stuh-NO-sing ten-o-sin-o-VIE-tis). It occurs when inflammation narrows the space within the sheath that surrounds the tendon in the affected finger. If trigger finger is severe, your finger may become locked in a bent position.
Patients who have undergone trigger finger release without any concurrent procedures were identified from 2017-2018 using cpt code 26055.
332.
ICD-10 Code for Trigger finger, right middle finger- M65. 331- Codify by AAPC.
Trigger finger is a condition that causes pain, stiffness, and a sensation of locking or catching when you bend and straighten your finger. The condition is also known as “stenosing tenosynovitis.” The ring finger and thumb are most often affected by trigger finger, but it can occur in the other fingers, as well.
While both conditions affect your hands, carpal tunnel also affects the wrist, forearm, and selected fingers. This extends your pain, numbness, and weakness. Trigger finger targets a sole finger or thumb, locking the joint uncomfortably into place and making even simple movements difficult.
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CPT code 20550 defines an injection to the tendon sheath; CPT code 20551 defines an injection to the origin/insertion site of a tendon. CPT code 20550 is frequently used for a trigger finger injection, where the injection is administered to the tendon sheath.
CPT 26055 is a standard and preferable surgical procedure that revitalizes the mobility of stiff fingers caused by a Trigger Finger. However, the finger remains contracted and pains when the patient uses those extensor tendons. Therefore, a specialty surgeon performs this surgery under local anesthesia.
20550, Injection(s); tendon sheath, ligament; 20551, Tendon origin/insertion; 20552, Single or multiple trigger point(s), one or two muscle(s); 20553, Single or multiple trigger point(s), three or more muscle(s).
Stenosing tenosynovitis (also known as trigger finger or trigger thumb) is a painful condition caused by the inflammation (tenosynovitis) and progressive restriction of the superficial and deep flexors fibrous tendon sheath adjacent to the A1 pulley at a metacarpal head.
M65.341 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of trigger finger, right ring finger. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.