ICD-10 category · Chapter XIII · M60-M79
M66 Spontaneous rupture of synovium and tendon
58 codes under M66 in the South African Master Industry Table 2021, 51 valid for clinical use.
| Code | Description | Use | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| M66 | Spontaneous rupture of synovium and tendon | Heading only | — |
| M66.0 | Rupture of popliteal cyst | Heading only | — |
| M66.06 | Rupture of popliteal cyst, lower leg | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.1 | Rupture of synovium | Heading only | — |
| M66.10 | Rupture of synovium, multiple sites | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.11 | Rupture of synovium, shoulder region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.12 | Rupture of synovium, upper arm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.13 | Rupture of synovium, forearm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.14 | Rupture of synovium, hand | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.15 | Rupture of synovium, pelvic region and thigh | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.16 | Rupture of synovium, lower leg | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.17 | Rupture of synovium, ankle and foot | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.18 | Rupture of synovium, other site | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.19 | Rupture of synovium, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.2 | Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons | Heading only | — |
| M66.20 | Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, multiple sites | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.21 | Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, shoulder region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.22 | Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, upper arm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.23 | Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, forearm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.24 | Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, hand | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.25 | Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, pelvic region and thigh | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.26 | Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, lower leg | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.27 | Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, ankle and foot | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.28 | Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, other site | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.29 | Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.3 | Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons | Heading only | — |
| M66.30 | Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, multiple sites | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.31 | Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, shoulder region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.32 | Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, upper arm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.33 | Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, forearm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.34 | Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, hand | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.35 | Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, pelvic region and thigh | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.36 | Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, lower leg | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.37 | Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, ankle and foot | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.38 | Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, other site | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.39 | Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.4 | Spontaneous rupture of other tendons | Heading only | — |
| M66.40 | Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, multiple sites | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.41 | Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, shoulder region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.42 | Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, upper arm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.43 | Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, forearm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.44 | Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, hand | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.45 | Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, pelvic region and thigh | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.46 | Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, lower leg | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.47 | Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, ankle and foot | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.48 | Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, other site | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.49 | Spontaneous rupture of other tendons, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.5 | Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon | Heading only | — |
| M66.50 | Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon, multiple sites | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.51 | Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon, shoulder region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.52 | Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon, upper arm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.53 | Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon, forearm | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.54 | Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon, hand | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.55 | Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon, pelvic region and thigh | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.56 | Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon, lower leg | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.57 | Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon, ankle and foot | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.58 | Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon, other site | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M66.59 | Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
Source and terms
Reproduced from the national table, unaltered.
The Department publishes the table for the industry to load. The ICD-10 Master Industry Table page
Codes and descriptions: ICD-10 Master Industry Table (MIT) 2021, published 16 March 2021 by the National Department of Health, Republic of South Africa. ® National Department of Health: all rights reserved. Reproduced for reference without alteration.
ICD-10 is the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, © World Health Organization. The WHO ICD-10 descriptions appear as published in the MIT.
Prescribed Minimum Benefit (PMB) and Chronic Disease List (CDL) markers: Council for Medical Schemes, PMB Coded List, as read by GreenNotes. Benefit decisions rest with each medical scheme.
Source file: ICD-10_MIT_2021_Excel_16-March_2021.xlsx. Found an error in a code or description? Write to help@greennotes.co.za.
This lookup is a reference to the published code table, not coding advice. Code assignment is the treating practitioner’s responsibility, following the South African ICD-10 Coding Standards and Guidelines and the WHO ICD-10 volumes. GreenNotes does not warrant that the table is complete or current.
This is the South African table. Most ICD-10 results online are the United States’ ICD-10-CM, a different code set that South African medical schemes do not accept. Regulation 5 of the General Regulations under the Medical Schemes Act requires the diagnostic code on every account, and the Master Industry Table is the list it is coded from.
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