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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.18
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.18
Myalgia, other site
2019 - New Code 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- M79.18 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M79.18 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M79.18 - other international versions of ICD-10 M79.18 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M79.18 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
M79.18:
- M00-M99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissueNote- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Type 2 Excludes- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- M79
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79
Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8)
- soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41)
- M79.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.1
Myalgia
2016 2017 2018 2019 - Converted to Parent Code 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- 555 Signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with mcc
- 556 Signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without mcc
Code History
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): New code
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Myalgia M79.10
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.10
Myalgia, unspecified site
2019 - New Code 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- site specified NEC M79.18
- Pain(s) R52 - see also Painful
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R52
Pain, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Acute pain NOS
- Generalized pain NOS
- Pain NOS
- musculoskeletal M79.18 - see also Pain, by site
- myofascial M79.18
- Syndrome - see also Disease
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M79.18
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
M79.18
…… 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
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
