Rotator cuff tear, if documentation does not say weather its tramatic or not tramatic which do I default too? Am I missing something in ICD-9 (not degenerative)
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I would look at the other diagnosis because 727.61 would be a condition of Rheumatism. If there is no indication of rheumatism in the patient's record, I would use the Strain code 840.4.
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I'm sorry where did you see in ICD that 727.61 is a condition of Rheumatism?
Volume 2 index under tear>rotator cuff> it says tramatic, current injury, degenerative & non-tramatic. And when going to Volume 1 and look up tramatic & non tramatic, i dont see anything about it being a condition of Rhematism??