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Orthopaedics Read Terms

Entries can be made either from History Add or Select Read Term.

To select from Read, either use # followed by the code, e.g., #16C2, or type in a Read term keyword - these are in italics below.

Orthopaedic and trauma symptoms Read codes

1443 H/O: gout (gout)

14G1 H/O: rheumatoid arthritis (rheumatoid)

14G2 H/O: osteoarthritis (osteoarthr)

14G4 H/O: back problem (back)

14K H/O: poisoning (poisoning)

16A Stiff neck symptom (neck, stiff)

16A3 Wry neck/torticollis

16C2 Backache

16C3 Backache with radiation

16C4 Back pain worse on sneezing

16C5 C/O - low back pain (lbp, low)

16C7 C/O - upper back ache (ache, back, upper)

183Z Oedema NOS

1D21.12 C/O - a neck symptom (neck)

1D24.11 C/O - a back symptom (back)

2H45 O/E - joint movement painful

2H3Z O/E - joint swelling NOS

2H54 O/E - joint unstable

2998 O/E - limping gait (limping)

43F1 Rheumatoid factor positive

669 Gout monitoring (gout)

66H Rheumatol. Disorder monitoring

66H..11 Arthritis monitoring (arthritis)

68I Chemical / other poison screen

Musculoskeletal Diagnoses Read codes

C34 Gout (gout)

N040 Rheumatoid Arthritis (arthritis, ra, rheumatoid)

N0451 Juvenile seronegative polyarthritis (seronegati, polyarthri)

N05 Osteoarthritis and allied disorders

N05z Osteoarthritis NOS (osteoarthr)

N06z Arthropathy NOS (arthropath)

N094 Pain in joint - arthralgia (arthralgia, pain)

N100 Ankylosing spondylitis (ankylosis, spondyliti)

N11..12 Osteoarthritis of spine (osteoarthr)

N110 Cervical spondylosis without myelopathy (cervical, spondylosi)

N110.12 Osteoarthritis of cervical spine (cervical)

N12 Intervertebral disc disorders (disc, interverte, pid)

N135z12 Wry neck (wry)

N142 Pain in lumbar spine (lumbar, pain)

N143 Sciatica (sciatica)

N145 Backache, unspecified (backache)

N1460 Lumbosacral ankylosis (ankylosis, lumbosacra)

N20 Polymyalgia rheumatica (pmr, polymyalgi, rheumatica)

N210 Adhesive Capsulitis of shoulder (adhesive, capsulitis, shoulder)

N210 Frozen Shoulder (synonym) (adhesive, capsulitis, shoulder)

N2110 Rotator Cuff Shoulder Syndrome

N2132 Lateral epicondylitis of elbow (elbow, lateral,epicondyli)

N2133 Olecranon Bursitis (bursitis, olecranon)

N2140 Bursitis of wrist (bursitis, wrist)

N2164 Patellar Tendinitis (patellar, tendinitis)

N2241 Ganglion of joint (joint)

N2471 Leg cramps (cramp, leg)

N247111 Night cramps (night)

N330 Osteoporosis (osteoporos)

Q007 Fetus/neonate affected by poison transferred placenta/breast

S20 Fracture of clavicle (clavicle)

S228 Fracture of lower end of humerus (end, lower)

S2341 Closed Colles fracture (colles)

S30 Fracture of neck of femur (femur, fracture, neck, nof)

S34 Fracture of ankle (ankle)

S5 Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles (sprains, strains)

S550 Ankle sprain (ankle, sprain)

S560 Sprain, lumbosacral ligament (lumbosacra)

S5704 Whiplash injury (injury, whiplash)

S572 Lumbar sprain (lumbar)

S60 Concussion (concussion)

S64.12 Head injury NOS (intracran)

S8 Open wound of head, neck and trunk (open, wound)

S9 Open wound of upper limb (limb, open, upper, wound)

SA Open wound of lower limb (limb, lower, open, wound)

SC40 Late effect of poison drug/medicament/biological substance

SH Burns

SL Poisoning

SM Nonmedicinal agent causing toxic effects (toxic)

T1 Motor vehicle traffic accidents (MVTA) (accident, motor, mva, mvta, rta, traffic, vehicle)

T73 Place of occurrence of accident or poisoning- industrial place / premises (accident, place, poisoning)

T8 Accidental poisoning, by drugs, medicines and biologicals (accidental, drugs, poisoning)

T9 Accidental poisoning by other non-drug substances

TC Accidental falls (accidental, falls)

TE5 Venomous animals+plants - cause of poisoning (animals, plants, venom)

TE6.11 Animal bites (bites)

TE60 Dog bite (dog)

TH02 Late effects of accidental poisoning (poison)

TL2 Assault by poisoning (poisoning)

TLxy0 Assault by bite of human being (bite, human)

TL6 Assault by cutting and stabbing instruments (cutting)

TN Injury undetermined whether accidentally/purposely inflicted (accidental, injury)

ZV156 [V] Personal history of poisoning (poisoning)