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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 727.65
Nontraumatic rupture of quadriceps tendon
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Rupture quadricep tendon.
  • ICD-9-CM 727.65 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 727.65 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 727.65.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 727.65: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 727.65 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M66.259 Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, unspecified thigh
Approximate Synonyms
  • Nontraumatic tear of bilat quadriceps tendon
  • Nontraumatic tear of bilateral quadriceps tendon
  • Nontraumatic tear of bilateral quadriceps tendons
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of bilat thighs
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of bilateral thighs
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of left thigh
  • Nontraumatic tear of extensor tendon of right thigh
  • Nontraumatic tear of flexor tendon of bilat thighs
  • Nontraumatic tear of flexor tendon of bilateral thighs
  • Nontraumatic tear of flexor tendon of left thigh
  • Nontraumatic tear of flexor tendon of right thigh
  • Nontraumatic tear of left quadriceps tendon
  • Nontraumatic tear of right quadriceps tendon
  • Non-traumatic tendon rupture of thigh
  • Rupture of proximal quadriceps tendon
  • Rupture of quadriceps tendon
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of L thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of left thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of R thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of right thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendon of thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons of left thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons of right thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons of thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendon of L thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendon of left thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendon of R thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendon of right thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons of left thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons of right thigh
  • Spontaneous rupture of quadriceps tendon
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 727.65:
 727.64 ICD9Data.com 727.66 
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