ICD-10 Update:
Report Non-traumatic Rotator Cuff Tears With Confidence
Published on Mon Jan 21, 2013
Laterality guides your choice for partial and complete tears. When you report non-traumatic rotator cuff tears in 2014, you need to answer two specific questions: Which shoulder was involved? Was the tear partial or complete? What is Rotator Cuff? The rotator cuff, formed by 4 muscles (Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis), helps to stabilize the shoulder. These muscles arise [...]