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2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 842.09
Other wrist sprain
- Short description: Sprain of wrist NEC.
- ICD-9-CM 842.09 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
- You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 842.09.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 842.09: 2012 2013.
842.09 Alternative Terminology
- Complete tear dorsal intercarpal ligament
- Complete tear of ulnolunate ligament
- Complete tear short intrinsic ligament nonspecific
- Complete tear ulnar carpal complex nonspecific
- Distal radioulnar joint sprain
- Sprain of radiolunate ligament
- Sprain of radioscaphocapitate ligament
- Sprain of radioscapholunate ligament
- Sprain of scapholunate ligament
- Sprain of ulnolunate ligament
- Sprain short intrinsic ligament nonspecific
- Sprain triangular fibrocartilage
- Sprain ulnar carpal complex nonspecific
- Sprain ulnar-carpal meniscus
- Sprain wrist extensors
- Traumatic rupture of extensor tendon of hand
Applies To
- Radioulnar joint, distal
Convert 842.09 to ICD-10-CM 

ICD-9-CM 842.09 converts approximately to:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM S63.599A Other specified sprain of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 842.09:
- Rupture, ruptured 553.9

tendon (traumatic) - see also Sprain, by site
with open wound - see Wound, open, by site
Achilles 845.09


nontraumatic 727.67

ankle 845.09


nontraumatic 727.68

biceps (long bead) 840.8


nontraumatic 727.62

foot 845.10

hand 842.10

nontraumatic 727.60


specified site NEC 727.69

patellar 844.8


nontraumatic 727.66

quadriceps 844.8


nontraumatic 727.65

rotator cuff (capsule) 840.4


nontraumatic, complete 727.61

wrist 842.00
- Sprain, strain (joint) (ligament) (muscle) (tendon) 848.9

radioulnar 841.9

distal 842.09
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