Code
Hierarchy
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
Excludes 2
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other acquired deformities of ear (H61.1)
- H61.1 Noninfective disorders of pinna
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acquired absence of limbs and organs (Z89-Z90)
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acquired deformities of limbs (M20-M21)
- Q65-Q79 Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79)
- M40-M43 Deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)
- M26 Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]
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postprocedural musculoskeletal disorders (M96.-)
- M96 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified
- 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)