ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M70-M79 Other soft tissue disorders
M79- Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.A19

Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity

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Billable/Specific Code

M79.A19 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of unsp upper extremity
The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM M79.A19 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M79.A19 - other international versions of ICD-10 M79.A19 may differ.

The following code(s) above M79.A19 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.A19:

M00-M99
2019 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.A
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.A
Nontraumatic compartment syndrome
Code First
- , if applicable, associated postprocedural complication
Type 1 Excludes
- compartment syndrome NOS (T79.A-)
- fibromyalgia (M79.7)
- nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-)
- traumatic compartment syndrome (T79.A-)
Nontraumatic compartment syndrome
M79.A1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.A1
Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
Applicable To
- Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers
Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity

Approximate Synonyms

Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of arm
Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity

ICD-10-CM M79.A19 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):

557 Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis with mcc
558 Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis without mcc

Convert M79.A19 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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M79.A19

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 …… of abdomen

M79.A9 …… 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

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

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.A19

Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified

Nontraumatic compartment syndrome

Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity