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727.63 - Nontraumatic Rupture Of Extensor Tendons Of Hand And Wrist


The ICD 9 Code for Nontraumatic rupture of extensor tendons of hand and wrist is listed as 727.63.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 727.63
Long Description: Nontraumatic rupture of extensor tendons of hand and wrist
Short Description: Rupt exten tendon hand
Chapter: Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue
Block: Rheumatism, Excluding The Back (725-729)
Related Descriptions: Extensor digitorum communis rupture
Hand and wrist extensor tendon rupture
Rupture extensor digitorum tendon
Rupture of extensor pollicis longus
Rupture of extensor tendon of finger
Rupture of extensor tendon of thumb
Rupture of extensor tendons of hand AND/OR wrist
Rupture wrist extensors
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: M66.239 - Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified forearm (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: M66.249 - Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified hand (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 727.63:
727.60 - Nontraumatic rupture of unspecified tendon
727.61 - Complete rupture of rotator cuff
727.62 - Nontraumatic rupture of tendons of biceps (long head)
727.64 - Nontraumatic rupture of flexor tendons of hand and wrist
727.65 - Nontraumatic rupture of quadriceps tendon
727.66 - Nontraumatic rupture of patellar tendon
727.67 - Nontraumatic rupture of achilles tendon
727.68 - Nontraumatic rupture of other tendons of foot and ankle
727.69 - Nontraumatic rupture of other tendon