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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

M66.20

Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified site

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where M66.20 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. M66 Spontaneous rupture of synovium and tendon
  2. M66.2 Parent Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons
  3. M66.20 This code Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified site

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Includes

rupture that occurs when a normal force is applied to tissues that are inferred to have less than normal strength

Inherited from M66 — Spontaneous rupture of synovium and tendon

Excludes2

rotator cuff syndrome ( M75.1- )

Inherited from M66 — Spontaneous rupture of synovium and tendon

Excludes2

rupture where an abnormal force is applied to normal tissue - see injury of tendon by body region

Inherited from M66 — Spontaneous rupture of synovium and tendon

Version History

How M66.20 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified site

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified site

Related Codes

Other codes under M66.2

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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