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ICD 9 Ankle Ligament Tear

leemeedee

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Now I count on the Podiatry Forum to guide me and you guys do. Now I have a question I always have trouble with this: and I can never remember the diagnosis for this.

Tendon Tear

Ligament Tear

Tendon Rupture


Please Help.
 
traumatic or non traumatic and location?

Traumatic:
Unspecific site, ankle 845.00
Deltoid ligament, ankle 845.01
Calcaneofibular ligament 845.02
Tibilofibulat ligament, distal 845.03
Other (Achilles tendon) 845.09

Nontraumatic:
Nontraumatic rupture of unspecifed tendon 727.60
Achilles tendon 727.67
Other tendons of foot and ankle 727.68
 
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