727.9 SYNOV/TEND/BURSA DIS NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 727.9

Short Description: Synov/tend/bursa dis NOS

Long Description: Unspecified disorder of synovium, tendon, and bursa

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
    • Rheumatism, excluding the back (725-729)
      • 727 Other disorders of synovium, tendon, and bursa
        • 727.9 Synov/tend/bursa dis NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Achilles degeneration
  • Central tendon hernia
  • Disorder of Achilles tendon
  • Disorder of bursa
  • Disorder of flexor hallucis longus tendon
  • Disorder of peroneal tendon
  • Disorder of posterior tibial muscle tendon
  • Disorder of synovium
  • Disorder of tendon
  • Disorder of tendon of biceps
  • Disorder of tibialis anterior tendon
  • Slipping of tendon
  • Stringing of synovial fluid
  • Synovial hypertrophy
  • Synovial plica of knee
  • Tendon injury
  • Tendon sheath disorder

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 727.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • synovial membrane (pulpy) 727.9
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • bursa 727.9
    • synovium 727.9
    • tendon 727.9
      • inflammatory NEC 727.9
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • bursa 727.9
      • shoulder region 726.10
    • synovium 727.9
    • tendon 727.9
      • shoulder region 726.10
  • Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) 553.9
    • tendon 727.9
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • tendon 727.9
  • Slipped, slipping
    • tendon 727.9
  • Sloughing (multiple) (skin) 686.9
    • tendon 727.9
  • Tenophyte 727.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 727.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
727.9 Right Arrow M67.90 Unsp disorder of synovium and tendon, unspecified site
M71.9 Bursopathy, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
727.00 Synovitis and tenosynovitis, unspecified
727.01 Synovitis and tenosynovitis in diseases classified elsewhere
727.02 Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath
727.03 Trigger finger (acquired)
727.04 Radial styloid tenosynovitis
727.05 Other tenosynovitis of hand and wrist
727.06 Tenosynovitis of foot and ankle
727.09 Other synovitis and tenosynovitis
727.1 Bunion
727.2 Specific bursitides often of occupational origin
727.3 Other bursitis
727.40 Synovial cyst, unspecified
727.41 Ganglion of joint
727.42 Ganglion of tendon sheath
727.43 Ganglion, unspecified
727.49 Other ganglion and cyst of synovium, tendon, and bursa
727.50 Rupture of synovium, unspecified
727.51 Synovial cyst of popliteal space
727.59 Other rupture of synovium
727.60 Nontraumatic rupture of unspecified tendon
727.61 Complete rupture of rotator cuff
727.62 Nontraumatic rupture of tendons of biceps (long head)
727.63 Nontraumatic rupture of extensor tendons of hand and wrist
727.64 Nontraumatic rupture of flexor tendons of hand and wrist
727.65 Nontraumatic rupture of quadriceps tendon
727.66 Nontraumatic rupture of patellar tendon
727.67 Nontraumatic rupture of achilles tendon
727.68 Nontraumatic rupture of other tendons of foot and ankle
727.69 Nontraumatic rupture of other tendon
727.81 Contracture of tendon (sheath)
727.82 Calcium deposits in tendon and bursa
727.83 Plica syndrome
727.89 Other disorders of synovium, tendon, and bursa


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