M68.0** Asterisk (manifestation)
Synovitis and tenosynovitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Cannot be used as primary diagnosis
Dual coding (†/*)
This is an asterisk (*) manifestation code — usually paired with a dagger (†) etiology code.
Paired codesA18.0†Tuberculosis of bones and jointsA54.4†Gonococcal infection of musculoskeletal system
→ Full dagger (†) ↔ asterisk (*) mapping tableCoding guidance (WHO 2019)
Synovitis or tenosynovitis in: gonorrhoea (A54.4†) syphilis (A52.7†) tuberculosis (A18.0†)