ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99
M70-M79
M79-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.659

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.659

Pain in unspecified thigh

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Billable/Specific Code

M79.659 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 M79.659 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M79.659 - other international versions of ICD-10 M79.659 may differ.

The following code(s) above M79.659 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 M79.659:

M00-M99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Note
- 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)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M79
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79
Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
Type 1 Excludes
- psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8)
- soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41)
Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
M79.6
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.6
Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes
Type 2 Excludes
- pain in joint (M25.5-)
Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes

Approximate Synonyms

Thigh pain

ICD-10-CM M79.659 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

555 Signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with mcc
556 Signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without mcc

Convert M79.659 to ICD-9-CM

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
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M79.659

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)

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.659

Pain in unspecified thigh

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified

Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes