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ICD-10-CM Codes
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M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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M70-M79
Other soft tissue disorders
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M79-
Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79
Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M79 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- Short description: Oth and unsp soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
- The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM M79 became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M79 - other international versions of ICD-10 M79 may differ.
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as M79. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
The following code(s) above
M79 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
M79:
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M79
M77.5 Other enthesopathy of foot and ankle
M77.50 Other enthesopathy of unspecified foot and ankle
M77.51 Other enthesopathy of right foot and ankle
M77.52 Other enthesopathy of left foot and ankle
M77.8 Other enthesopathies, not elsewhere classified
M77.9 Enthesopathy, unspecified
M79
Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
M79.0 Rheumatism, unspecified
M79.11 …… of mastication muscle
M79.12 …… of auxiliary muscles, head and neck
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
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
