Code
Hierarchy
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M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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M65-M67 Disorders of synovium and tendon (M65-M67)
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M66 Spontaneous rupture of synovium and tendon
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M66.3 Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons
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M66.30 Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, unspecified site
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M66.31 Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, shoulder
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M66.32 Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, upper arm
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M66.33 Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, forearm
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M66.34 Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, hand
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M66.35 Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, thigh
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M66.36 Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, lower leg
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M66.37 Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, ankle and foot
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M66.38 Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, other site
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M66.39 Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, multiple sites
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Notes
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Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Includes
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rupture that occurs when a normal force is applied to tissues that are inferred to have less than normal strength
Excludes 2
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rotator cuff syndrome (M75.1-)
- M75.1 Rotator cuff tear or rupture, not specified as traumatic
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rupture where an abnormal force is applied to normal tissue - see injury of tendon by body region
- L40.5 Arthropathic psoriasis
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certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome
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complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
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congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
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endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
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symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)