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M66.139 - Rupture of synovium, unspecified wrist

ICD-10-CM Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M65-M67 Disorders of synovium and tendon (M65-M67) · Subcategory of M66.13 · FY2027

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M66.1

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • rupture of popliteal cyst (M66.0)
IncludesFrom M66

Conditions this code covers.

  • rupture that occurs when a normal force is applied to tissues that are inferred to have less than normal strength
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M66

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • rotator cuff syndrome (M75.1-)
  • rupture where an abnormal force is applied to normal tissue - see injury of tendon by body region
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter M00-M99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
NotesFrom Chapter M00-M99

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

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