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ICD-10-CM Code for Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, other site M66.28

ICD-10 code M66.28 for Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, other site is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .

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Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, other site

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

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