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729.71 - Nontraumatic Compartment Syndrome Of Upper Extremity


The ICD 9 Code for Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity is listed as 729.71.
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: 729.71
Long Description: Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
Short Description: Nontraum comp syn-up ext
Chapter: Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue
Block: Rheumatism, Excluding The Back (725-729)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: M79.A19 - Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 729.71:
729.72 - Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
729.73 - Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
729.79 - Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of other sites