M66.2
M66.2 — Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M66.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M66.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M66.2
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- M66.20Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified site
- M66.21Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, shoulder
- M66.22Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, upper arm
- M66.23Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, forearm
- M66.24Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, hand
- M66.25Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, thigh
- M66.26Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, lower leg
- M66.27Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, ankle and foot
- M66.28Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, other site
- M66.29Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, multiple sites
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M66. If M66.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M66.2
- Is M66.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M66.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M66.2 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of synovium and tendon (M65-M67).