Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 726.8
Other peripheral enthesopathies
  • Short description: Periph enthesopathy NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 726.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 726.8 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 726.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 726.8: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 726.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M77.8 Other enthesopathies, not elsewhere classified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bursitis of bilat fingers
  • Bursitis of bilateral fingers
  • Bursitis of finger
  • Bursitis of finger of left hand
  • Bursitis of finger of right hand
  • Bursitis of hand
  • Bursitis of left finger
  • Bursitis of right finger
  • Enthesopathy of bilat fingers
  • Enthesopathy of bilat hands
  • Enthesopathy of bilat legs
  • Enthesopathy of bilat toes
  • Enthesopathy of bilateral fingers
  • Enthesopathy of bilateral hands
  • Enthesopathy of bilateral legs
  • Enthesopathy of bilateral toes
  • Enthesopathy of finger
  • Enthesopathy of hand
  • Enthesopathy of left finger
  • Enthesopathy of left hand
  • Enthesopathy of left leg
  • Enthesopathy of left toe
  • Enthesopathy of lower limb
  • Enthesopathy of right finger
  • Enthesopathy of right hand
  • Enthesopathy of right leg
  • Enthesopathy of right toe
  • Enthesopathy of toe
  • Inflammation of extensor tendon of hand
  • Inflammation of tendon of metatarsophalangeal joint of second toe
  • Peripheral enthesopathies and allied syndromes
  • Peripheral enthesopathy
  • Tendinitis of foot
  • Triceps tendinitis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 726.8:
  • Bursitis NEC 727.3
    • finger 726.8
  • Enthesopathy 726.90
    • peripheral NEC 726.8
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