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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 > Other Disorders Of Synovium Tendon And Bursa 727.* > 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 727.43 Ganglion unspecified This code may be outdated. View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 727.43 A benign cystic tumor occurring on an aponeurosis or tendon, as in the wrist or dorsum of the foot; it consists of a thin fibrous capsule enclosing a clear mucinous fluid.- Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (twenty-sixth Edition) Nodular tumor-like lesions or mucoid flesh, arising from tendon sheaths, LIGAMENTS, or JOINT CAPSULE, especially of the hands, wrists, or feet. They are not true cysts as they lack epithelial wall. They are distinguished from SYNOVIAL CYSTS by the lack of communication with a joint cavity or the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE. 727.43 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 727.43 contains 2 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 727.* hierarchy Index entries containing 727.43: Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple) ganglion 727.43 Ganglion 727.43 joint 727.41 of yaws (early) (late) 102.6 periosteal (see also Periostitis) 730.3 tendon sheath (compound) (diffuse) 727.42 tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 015.9