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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 727.63
Nontraumatic rupture of extensor tendons of hand and wrist
  • Short description: RUPT EXTEN TENDON HAND.
  • ICD-9-CM 727.63 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 727.63 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 727.63.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 727.63: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 727.63 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M66.239 Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified forearm
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M66.249 Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified hand
Approximate Synonyms
  • Extensor digitorum communis rupture
  • Hand and wrist extensor tendon rupture
  • Nontraumatic rupture of extensor tendon of wrist
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of bilat forearms
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of bilat hands
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of bilat wrists
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of bilateral forearms
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of bilateral hands
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of bilateral wrists
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of left forearm
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of left hand
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of left wrist
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of right forearm
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of right hand
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of right wrist
  • 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
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of forearm
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of hand
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of L forearm
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of L hand
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of left forearm
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of left hand
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of R forearm
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of R hand
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of right hand
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of wrist
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons of forearm
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons of hand
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons of left forearm
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons of left hand
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons of right forearm
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons of right hand
  • Spontaneous rupture of tendon of right forearm
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 727.63:
 727.62 ICD9Data.com 727.64 
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