AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2011 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Partial Tear of Rotator Cuff

As of October 1, 2011, a unique code has been created to describe a partial rotator cuff tear (726.13). The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and several tendons that surround the shoulder joint. The rotator cuff holds the humerus in place in the shoulder joint and enables the arm to rotate. Rotator cuff tears occur commonly, and in many cases, these tears are only partial tears of the rotator cuff. A partial tear of the rotator cuff is an area of damage to the rotator cuff tendons, where the tear does not go all the...

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