Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 718.4
Contracture of joint
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 10 ICD-9-CM codes below 718.4 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 718.4:
  • Contraction, contracture, contracted
    • flaccid, paralytic
      • joint (see also Contraction, joint) 718.4
      • muscle 728.85
    • hip (see also Contraction, joint) 718.4
    • paralytic
      • joint (see also Contraction, joint) 718.4
      • muscle 728.85
        • ocular (see also Strabismus, paralytic) 378.50
  • Flexion
    • contracture, joint (see also Contraction, joint) 718.4
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