icd 10 code for right shoulder tendonitis with partial supraspinatus tendon tear

by Prof. Bernadine Abshire 3 min read

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 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. ...

How does a supraspinatus tendon heal itself?

What exercises can I do with a torn supraspinatus?

  • Pendulum swing. Stand to the side of a table, steady chair, or railing and place the hand of your uninjured arm on the object for stability.
  • Crossover arm stretch. Stand up straight and relax your shoulders.
  • Standing row.
  • Internal rotation.
  • Posterior stretch.

What is intrasubstance tear to right shoulder?

What Causes Infraspinatus Pain and How Can I Treat It?

  • Infraspinatus muscle pain causes. Sometimes, infraspinatus pain is due to minor strains or wear and tear. ...
  • Diagnosing infraspinatus pain. To diagnose the cause of your infraspinatus pain, a doctor will first take a look at your medical history.
  • Treating the causes. ...
  • Recovery and outlook. ...
  • Takeaway. ...

What are the symptoms of a shoulder tear?

You may also notice:

  • A catching, locking, or grinding feeling
  • An unstable feeling in the shoulder
  • Loss of strength
  • Low range of motion

What is the ICD-10 code for tendinitis of the supraspinatus?

Other specified disorders of tendon, right shoulder M67. 813 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 M67. 813 became effective on October 1, 2021.

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.

Is a supraspinatus tendon tear the same as a rotator cuff tear?

Definition/Description. A supraspinatus tear is a tear or rupture of the tendon of the supraspinatus muscle. The supraspinatus is part of the rotator cuff of the shoulder. Most of the time it is accompanied with another rotator cuff muscle tear.

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.

What is supraspinatus tendonitis?

Supraspinatus tendinopathy is a common source of shoulder pain in athletes that participate in overhead sports (handball, volleyball, tennis, baseball). This tendinopathy is in most cases caused by an impingement of the supraspinatus tendon on the acromion as it passes between the acromion and the humeral head.

What is a partial tear of the subscapularis tendon?

Tears of the subscapularis tendon are often associated with tears or instability of the long head of biceps tendon. Subscapularis tendon tears may be partial or full thickness. The tears may be due to chronic overload or acute trauma.

Where is the supraspinatus tendon in the shoulder?

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.

What is partial thickness tear of supraspinatus?

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.

What does supraspinatus mean?

Supraspinatus is the smallest of the 4 muscles which comprise the Rotator Cuff of the shoulder joint specifically in the supraspinatus fossa. It travels underneath the acromion.

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.

Where is the posterior supraspinatus tendon?

The supraspinatus muscle arises from the supraspinous fossa, a shallow depression in the body of the scapula above its spine. The supraspinatus muscle tendon passes laterally beneath the cover of the acromion.

What is ICD 10 code for rotator cuff tear?

Rotator cuff tear or rupture, not specified as traumatic The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M75. 1 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M75.

What does "tendinitis of the shoulder" mean?

In general, when a physician, particularly an Orthopedic Surgeon, speaks of "Tendinitis of the Shoulder," he/she is usually meaning "Rotator Cuff Tendinitis," which does not even have a specific code in ICD-10. In general, ICD-10 has made a real mess of this whole concept of Tendinitis, Bursitis, Synovitis, and/or Tenosynovitis of the Shoulder ...

Does M75 include rotator cuff tendonitis?

Code Set for "Shoulder Lesions.". Unfortunately, it/M75 does not include "Rotator Cuff Tendinitis" in its list of shoulder disorders, even if it is probably the most frequent diagnosis made to explain shoulder pain.