Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 726.0
Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder
  • Short description: ADHESIVE CAPSULIT SHLDER.
  • ICD-9-CM 726.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 726.0 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 726.0: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 726.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M75.00 Adhesive capsulitis of unspecified shoulder
Approximate Synonyms
  • Adhesive capsulitis of bilat shoulders
  • Adhesive capsulitis of bilateral shoulders
  • Adhesive capsulitis of both shoulders
  • Adhesive capsulitis of L shoulder
  • Adhesive capsulitis of left shoulder
  • Adhesive capsulitis of R shoulder
  • Adhesive capsulitis of right shoulder
  • Frozen shoulder
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 726.0:
  • Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
    • shoulder (joint) 726.0
    • tendonitis 726.90
      • shoulder 726.0
  • Bursitis NEC 727.3
    • scapulohumeral 726.19
      • adhesive 726.0
    • subacromial 726.19
      • adhesive 726.0
    • subdeltoid 726.19
      • adhesive 726.0
  • Capsulitis (joint) 726.90
    • adhesive (shoulder)726.0
  • Enthesopathy 726.90
    • shoulder region 726.10
      • adhesive 726.0
  • Frozen 991.9
    • shoulder 726.0
  • Pericapsulitis, adhesive (shoulder) 726.0
  • Peritendinitis (see also Tenosynovitis) 726.90
    • adhesive (shoulder) 726.0
  • Tendinitis, tendonitis (see also Tenosynovitis) 726.90
  • Tenosynovitis 727.00
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