728.4 LAXITY OF LIGAMENT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 728.4

Short Description: Laxity of ligament

Long Description: Laxity of ligament

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
    • Rheumatism, excluding the back (725-729)
      • 728 Disorders of muscle, ligament, and fascia
        • 728.4 Laxity of ligament

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 728.4 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Lax, laxity - see also Relaxation
    • ligament 728.4
  • Relaxation
    • back ligaments 728.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 728.4 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
728.4 Right Arrow M24.20 Disorder of ligament, unspecified site
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
728.0 Infective myositis
728.10 Calcification and ossification, unspecified
728.11 Progressive myositis ossificans
728.12 Traumatic myositis ossificans
728.13 Postoperative heterotopic calcification
728.19 Other muscular calcification and ossification
728.2 Muscular wasting and disuse atrophy, not elsewhere classified
728.3 Other specific muscle disorders
728.5 Hypermobility syndrome
728.6 Contracture of palmar fascia
728.71 Plantar fascial fibromatosis
728.79 Other fibromatoses of muscle, ligament, and fascia
728.81 Interstitial myositis
728.82 Foreign body granuloma of muscle
728.83 Rupture of muscle, nontraumatic
728.84 Diastasis of muscle
728.85 Spasm of muscle
728.86 Necrotizing fasciitis
728.87 Muscle weakness (generalized)
728.88 Rhabdomyolysis
728.89 Other disorders of muscle, ligament, and fascia
728.9 Unspecified disorder of muscle, ligament, and fascia


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