M79 Oth and unsp soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM category M79 sits in Chapter 13 (Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, M00-M99). It contains 52 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
M79.1 MyalgiaM79.6 Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toesM79.60 Pain in limb, unspecifiedM79.62 Pain in upper armM79.63 Pain in forearmM79.64 Pain in hand and fingersM79.65 Pain in thighM79.66 Pain in lower legM79.67 Pain in foot and toesM79.8 Other specified soft tissue disordersM79.A Nontraumatic compartment syndromeM79.A1 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremityM79.A2 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
Billable codes in M79
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
M79.0 | Rheumatism, unspecified |
M79.10 | Myalgia, unspecified site |
M79.11 | Myalgia of mastication muscle |
M79.12 | Myalgia of auxiliary muscles, head and neck |
M79.18 | Myalgia, 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 |
M79.601 | Pain in right arm |
M79.602 | Pain in left arm |
M79.603 | Pain in arm, unspecified |
M79.604 | Pain in right leg |
M79.605 | Pain in left leg |
M79.606 | Pain in leg, unspecified |
M79.609 | Pain in unspecified limb |
M79.621 | Pain in right upper arm |
M79.622 | Pain in left upper arm |
M79.629 | Pain in unspecified upper arm |
M79.631 | Pain in right forearm |
M79.632 | Pain in left forearm |
M79.639 | Pain in unspecified forearm |
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) |
M79.651 | Pain in right thigh |
M79.652 | Pain in left thigh |
M79.659 | Pain in unspecified thigh |
M79.661 | Pain in right lower leg |
M79.662 | Pain in left lower leg |
M79.669 | Pain in unspecified lower leg |
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) |
M79.676 | Pain in unspecified toe(s) |
M79.7 | Fibromyalgia |
M79.81 | Nontraumatic hematoma of soft tissue |
M79.89 | Other specified soft tissue disorders |
M79.9 | Soft tissue disorder, unspecified |
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.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 | Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen |
M79.A9 | Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of other sites |
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