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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 M79.6
Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M79.6 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM M79.6 became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M79.6 - other international versions of ICD-10 M79.6 may differ.
Type 2 ExcludesType 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (M79.6) and the excluded code together.
The following code(s) above
M79.6 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
M79.6:
- A disorder characterized by marked discomfort sensation in the upper or lower extremities.
- Painful sensation in the upper or lower extremities.
Code History
- 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
Code annotations containing back-references to M79.6:
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Type 1 Excludes: R52
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R52
Pain, unspecified
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Applicable To- Acute pain NOS
- Generalized pain NOS
- Pain NOS
Type 1 Excludes- acute and chronic pain, not elsewhere classified (G89.-)
- localized pain, unspecified type - code to pain by site, such as:
- abdomen pain (R10.-)
- back pain (M54.9)
- breast pain (N64.4)
- chest pain (R07.1-R07.9)
- ear pain (H92.0-)
- eye pain (H57.1)
- headache (R51)
- joint pain (M25.5-)
- limb pain (M79.6-)
- lumbar region pain (M54.5)
- pelvic and perineal pain (R10.2)
- shoulder pain (M25.51-)
- spine pain (M54.-)
- throat pain (R07.0)
- tongue pain (K14.6)
- tooth pain (K08.8)
- renal colic (N23)
- pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
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Type 2 Excludes: M25.5, G89, R29.89
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M25.5
Pain in joint
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ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G89
Pain, not elsewhere classified
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Code Also- related psychological factors associated with pain (F45.42)
Type 1 Excludes- generalized pain NOS (R52)
- pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
- pain NOS (R52)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.89
Other symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system
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ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M79.6
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
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.
