M66.252 Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, left thigh

Instructional Notes:

M66.252
Description: Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, left thigh
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M66.25
Description: Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, thigh
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M66.2
Description: Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons
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M66
Description: Spontaneous rupture of synovium and tendon
Exclude2:
- rotator cuff syndrome (M75.1-)
- rupture where an abnormal force is applied to normal tissue - see injury of tendon by body region
Include:
- rupture that occurs when a normal force is applied to tissues that are inferred to have less than normal strength
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M65-M67
Description: Disorders of synovium and tendon (M65-M67)
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M00-M99
Description: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Exclude2:
- 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)
Notes:
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition