M66.22
M66.22 — Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, upper arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M66.22 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, upper arm. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M66.22 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 M66.22
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M66.2. If M66.22 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M66.20Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified site
- M66.21Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, shoulder
- 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
Questions about M66.22
- Is M66.22 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M66.22 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M66.22 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).