M66.14 Rupture of synovium, hand and fingers

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Applies from M66 Spontaneous rupture of synovium and tendon

Includes

• rupture that occurs when a normal force is applied to tissues that are inferred to have less than normal strength

Excludes2 (not included here)

• rotator cuff syndrome (M75.1-)
• rupture where an abnormal force is applied to normal tissue - see injury of tendon by body region

Applies from M66.1 Rupture of synovium

Applicable to

• Rupture of synovial cyst

Excludes2 (not included here)

• rupture of popliteal cyst (M66.0)

Codes under M66.14

• M66.141 Rupture of synovium, right hand
• M66.142 Rupture of synovium, left hand
• M66.143 Rupture of synovium, unspecified hand
• M66.144 Rupture of synovium, right finger(s)
• M66.145 Rupture of synovium, left finger(s)
• M66.146 Rupture of synovium, unspecified finger(s)

Code annotations containing back-references to M66.14

Back-references to M66.1

• Type 1 Excludes: M71.3 Other bursal cyst ("synovial cyst with rupture (M66.1-)")

Back-references to M66

• Type 2 Excludes: M62.1 Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic) ("rupture of tendon (M66.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M66.14

• Rupture, ruptured › synovium (cyst) › finger
• Rupture, ruptured › synovium (cyst) › hand

Nearby codes

• M66.129 Rupture of synovium, unspecified elbow
• M66.13 Rupture of synovium, wrist
• M66.131 Rupture of synovium, right wrist
• M66.132 Rupture of synovium, left wrist
• M66.139 Rupture of synovium, unspecified wrist
• M66.14 Rupture of synovium, hand and fingers (this code)
• M66.141 Rupture of synovium, right hand
• M66.142 Rupture of synovium, left hand
• M66.143 Rupture of synovium, unspecified hand
• M66.144 Rupture of synovium, right finger(s)
• M66.145 Rupture of synovium, left finger(s)