M79 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Short description for M79 ICD 10 code:
Oth and unsp soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
Type 1 excludes for M79 ICD 10 code
- psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8)
- soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41)
Codes
- M79.0 Rheumatism, unspecified
- M79.1 Myalgia
- M79.10 Myalgia, unspecified site
- M79.11 Myalgia of mastication muscle
- M79.12 Myalgia of auxiliary muscles, head and neck
- M79.18 Myalgia, other site
- M79.2 Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
- M79.3 Panniculitis, unspecified
- M79.4 Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad
- M79.5 Residual foreign body in soft tissue
- M79.6 Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes
- M79.60 Pain in limb, unspecified
- M79.601 Pain in right arm
- M79.602 Pain in left arm
- M79.603 Pain in arm, unspecified
- M79.604 Pain in right leg
- M79.605 Pain in left leg
- M79.606 Pain in leg, unspecified
- M79.609 Pain in unspecified limb
- M79.62 Pain in upper arm
- M79.621 Pain in right upper arm
- M79.622 Pain in left upper arm
- M79.629 Pain in unspecified upper arm
- M79.63 Pain in forearm
- M79.631 Pain in right forearm
- M79.632 Pain in left forearm
- M79.639 Pain in unspecified forearm
- M79.64 Pain in hand and fingers
- M79.641 Pain in right hand
- M79.642 Pain in left hand
- M79.643 Pain in unspecified hand
- M79.644 Pain in right finger(s)
- M79.645 Pain in left finger(s)
- M79.646 Pain in unspecified finger(s)
- M79.65 Pain in thigh
- M79.651 Pain in right thigh
- M79.652 Pain in left thigh
- M79.659 Pain in unspecified thigh
- M79.66 Pain in lower leg
- M79.661 Pain in right lower leg
- M79.662 Pain in left lower leg
- M79.669 Pain in unspecified lower leg
- M79.67 Pain in foot and toes
- M79.671 Pain in right foot
- M79.672 Pain in left foot
- M79.673 Pain in unspecified foot
- M79.674 Pain in right toe(s)
- M79.675 Pain in left toe(s)
- M79.676 Pain in unspecified toe(s)
- M79.7 Fibromyalgia
- M79.A Nontraumatic compartment syndrome
- M79.A1 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
- M79.A11 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity
- M79.A12 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity
- M79.A19 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity
- M79.A2 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
- M79.A21 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremity
- M79.A22 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of left lower extremity
- M79.A29 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity
- M79.A3 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
- M79.A9 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of other sites
- M79.8 Other specified soft tissue disorders
- M79.81 Nontraumatic hematoma of soft tissue
- M79.89 Other specified soft tissue disorders
- M79.9 Soft tissue disorder, unspecified
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to M79 ICD10 Code:
- M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- M70-M79 Other soft tissue disorders
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
M79 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about M79 ICD 10 code
Your connective tissue supports many different parts of your body, such as your skin, eyes, and heart. It is like a "cellular glue" that gives your body parts their shape and helps keep them strong. It also helps some of your tissues do their work. It is made of many kinds of proteins. Cartilage and fat are types of connective tissue.
Over 200 disorders that impact connective tissue. There are different types:
- Genetic disorders, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, and osteogenesis imperfecta
- Autoimmune disorders, such as lupus and scleroderma
- Cancers, like some types of soft tissue sarcoma
Each disorder has its own symptoms and needs different treatment.
NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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