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ICD-10-CM Code for Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons M66.2

ICD-10 code M66.2 for Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .

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Official Long Descriptor

Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons

M66

Includes: rupture that occurs when a normal force is applied to tissues that are inferred to have less than normal strength

Excludes2: rotator cuff syndrome (M75.1-)
rupture where an abnormal force is applied to normal tissue - see injury of tendon by body region

 
M66.2 Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons
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Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified site
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Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, shoulder
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Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, upper arm
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Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, forearm
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Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, hand
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Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, thigh
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Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, lower leg
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Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, ankle and foot
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Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, other site
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Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, multiple sites

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