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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 718.42
Contracture of joint, upper arm
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Jt contracture-up/arm.
  • ICD-9-CM 718.42 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 718.42 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 718.42.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 718.42: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 718.42 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M24.529 Contracture, unspecified elbow
Approximate Synonyms
  • Contracture of bilat elbow joints
  • Contracture of bilateral elbow joints
  • Contracture of elbow joint
  • Contracture of L elbow
  • Contracture of left elbow
  • Contracture of left elbow joint
  • Contracture of R elbow
  • Contracture of right elbow
  • Contracture of right elbow joint
  • Extension contracture - elbow
  • Flexion contracture - elbow
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 718.42:
 718.41 ICD9Data.com 718.43 
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