2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue 710-739 > Rheumatism, Excluding The Back 725-729 >
 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 725
Polymyalgia rheumatica On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 725 can be accessed here. - A syndrome in the elderly characterized by proximal joint and muscle pain, high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and a self-limiting course. Pain is usually accompanied by evidence of an inflammatory reaction. Women are affected twice as commonly as men and Caucasians more frequently than other groups. The condition is frequently associated with TEMPORAL ARTERITIS and some theories pose the possibility that the two diseases arise from a single etiology or even that they are the same entity.
- 725 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 725 contains 2 index entries
Index entries containing 725:- Polymyalgia
 725- arteritica 446.5
- rheumatica 725
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