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ICD-10-CM Code for Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, shoulder M66.21

ICD-10 code M66.21 for Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, shoulder 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, shoulder

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

 
M66.21 Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, shoulder
Child Code
Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, right shoulder
Child Code
Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, left shoulder
Child Code
Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified shoulder

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