We are having a debate regarding the proper coding of Biceps Tendonosis- in this particular case, a 76 year old gentleman had a degenerative cuff tear and came in for an open repair. The doc stated that the patient had "biceps tendonosis/strain" and it was coded as 726.12. Someone suggested that this should have been coded as 840.8, but no injury was mentioned and this was a repair done for a degenerative condition. There has been some debate as to whether tendonitis and tendonosis are interchangeable terms- I know that in the ICD9 book, if you look under Bicep Tendonitis, it directs you to bicipital tenosynovitis (726.12). However, can you consider bicep tendonosis comparable to bicep tendonitis when looking for the correct code? If anyone has any old references they can point to that would provide reasoning, that would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!
Biceps Tendonosis
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