ICD-10-CM Code M65.221
Calcific tendinitis, right upper arm
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.M65.221 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of calcific tendinitis, right upper arm. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code M652 is used to code Calcific tendinitis
Calcific tendinitis (also calcific/calcifying/calcified/calcareous tendinitis/tendonitis/tendinopathy, tendinosis calcarea, hydroxyapatite deposition disease (HADD) and calcific periarthritis), a form of tendinitis, is a disorder characterized by deposits of hydroxyapatite (a crystalline calcium phosphate) in any tendon of the body, but most commonly in the tendons of the rotator cuff (shoulder), causing pain and inflammation. The condition is related to and may cause adhesive capsulitis ("frozen shoulder").
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 727.82 |
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #557-558 - Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis with MCC.
- DRG Group #557-558 - Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis without MCC.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code M65.221 and a single ICD9 code, 727.82 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: M65.22 - Calcific tendinitis, upper arm