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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 727.2
Specific bursitides often of occupational origin
  • Short description: OCCUPATIONAL BURSITIS.
  • ICD-9-CM 727.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 727.2 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).
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 727.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 727.2: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 727.2 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M70.039 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified wrist
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M70.30 Other bursitis of elbow, unspecified elbow
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M70.40 Prepatellar bursitis, unspecified knee
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bursitis of specific occupational origin
  • Chronic crepitant synovitis of wrist
  • Crepitant synovitis of bilat wrists
  • Crepitant synovitis of bilateral wrists
  • Crepitant synovitis of L hand
  • Crepitant synovitis of L wrist
  • Crepitant synovitis of left hand
  • Crepitant synovitis of left wrist
  • Crepitant synovitis of R hand
  • Crepitant synovitis of R wrist
  • Crepitant synovitis of right hand
  • Crepitant synovitis of right wrist
  • Crepitant synovitis of wrist
  • Crepitant synovitis of wrist, chronic
  • Specific bursitis often of occupational origin
  • Synovitis wrist, crepitant, chronic
Applies To
  • Beat:
    • elbow
    • hand
    • knee
  • Chronic crepitant synovitis of wrist
  • Miners':
    • elbow
    • knee
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 727.2:
  • Beat
    • elbow 727.2
    • hand 727.2
    • knee 727.2
  • Bursitis NEC 727.3
    • occupational NEC 727.2
  • Coal miners'
    • elbow 727.2
  • Housemaid's knee 727.2
  • Jumpers' knee 727.2
  • Miners' - see also condition
    • elbow 727.2
    • knee 727.2
  • Nuns' knee 727.2
  • Students' elbow 727.2
  • Synovitis (see also Tenosynovitis) 727.00
    • chronic crepitant, wrist 727.2
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