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I'm trying to figure out a icd 9 code that would work with: avulsion of the common extensor tendon left elbow lateral epicondyle. I was thinking 812.42, but this is of the tendon, so I'm not sure that would fit. Thank you.
 
Take a look at 841, possibly 841.8, since this is an avulsion (sprain) and not a fracture. Hope this helps.
 
You will need to query the provider on this since an avulsion fracture is an injury to the bone in a place where a tendon or ligament attaches to the bone. When an avulsion fracture occurs, the tendon or ligament pulls off a piece of the bone. So I would hesitate to code this as a sprain. In ICD-10 CM a fracture of the later epicondyle and avulsion of the lateral epicondyle are the same code.
 
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