icd 10 code for partial thickness tear supraspinatus tendon

by Eliza Bosco MD 4 min read

S46. 012A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S46.

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How to repair a partial tendon tear?

  • Improving local blood flow and microcirculation, thus supplying required building blocks for tendon tissue repair and reducing tendon inflammations.*
  • Increasing lymphatic circulation for enhanced necrotic tissue breakdown and effective removal of cellular waste debris.*
  • Enhancing catabolic process to dissolve scars and calcifications.*

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What is the remedy for a full thickness supraspinatus tear?

  • Pain when lifting and lowering your arm or with specific movement
  • Pain at rest
  • Pain at night, predominantly when you lie on the affected shoulder
  • Traumatic tears: Sudden, intense pain often accompanied by a snapping sensation and immediate weakness in the upper arm
  • Located anterolaterally and superiorly

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What are the different treatments for a supraspinatus tear?

  • Nerve injury. This typically involves the nerve that activates your shoulder muscle (deltoid).
  • Infection. Patients are given antibiotics during the procedure to lessen the risk for infection. ...
  • Deltoid detachment. During an open repair, this shoulder muscle is detached to provide better access to the rotator cuff. ...
  • Stiffness. ...
  • Tendon re-tear. ...

What is a partial rotator cuff tear?

What are the symptoms of a partial rotator cuff tear?

  • Shoulder pain and weakness that increases with the severity of the tear.
  • A partial tear may be more subtle, and cause only minor pain and weakness when lifting or lowering the affected arm
  • Pain is not proof of a tear, rather it is shoulder weakness that is suggests a rotator cuff tear.

What is the ICD-10 code for supraspinatus tear?

The physician documents the injury diagnosis as a rotator cuff (supraspinatus) tear of the right shoulder. The physician, in the electronic medical record (EMR) appropriately selects ICD-10 code S46. 011A.

What is a partial thickness tear of the supraspinatus tendon?

A supraspinatus tear can occur in due to a trauma or repeated micro-trauma and present as a partial or full thickness tear. Most of the time the tear occurs in the tendon or as an avulsion from the greater tuberosity. The tear can be partial or full-thickness.

What is the ICD-10 code for partial thickness rotator cuff tear left shoulder?

726.13 - Partial tear of rotator cuff is a topic covered in the ICD-10-CM.

What is a supraspinatus partial tear?

Partial thickness tears of the supraspinatus muscle are an incomplete disruption of muscle fibers; note that these can progress to a complete or full thickness tear of the supraspinatus muscle, and larger tears pose a higher risk of progression to full tears, even if they are asymptomatic.

What is a partial thickness tear of the subscapularis tendon?

A partial thickness rotator cuff tear is an incomplete tear of the rotator cuff. These may be traumatic in athletes (caused by an injury) and are known as PASTA lesions.

Is the supraspinatus part of the rotator cuff?

The supraspinatus muscle is the only muscle of the rotator cuff that is not a rotator of the humerus. The infraspinatus is a powerful lateral rotator of the humerus. The tendon of this muscle is sometimes separated from the capsule of the glenohumeral joint by a bursa.

How do you code for a rotator cuff tear?

Use code 23410 for repair of an acute rupture of the rotator cuff and code 23412 for repair of a chronic rotator cuff injury.

What is ICD 10 code for left shoulder cuff tear arthropathy?

Unspecified rotator cuff tear or rupture of left shoulder, not specified as traumatic. M75. 102 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M75.

What is diagnosis code S43 431A?

S43. 431A Superior glenoid labrum lesion of right shoulder, init - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.

What is a supraspinatus tendon?

Toward the back of the shoulder is the supraspinatus tendon and muscle. The supraspinatus is one of the most common locations for tears or ruptures of the tendon, as well as tendonitis. The shoulder is a complex joint.

Is the supraspinatus a muscle or tendon?

In the most lateral cross section, near the humeral insertion, the supraspinatus is entirely tendon from the anterior (left) to posterior portion of the structure.

What is full thickness supraspinatus tear?

A partial tear of the rotator cuff is when the tendon is damaged but not completely ruptured (torn); a full thickness tear is where the tendon has torn completely through, often where it is attached to the top of the upper arm (humerus), making a hole in the tendon.