Code
Hierarchy
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M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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M70-M79 Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79)
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M79 Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
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M79.0 Rheumatism, unspecified
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M79.1 Myalgia
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M79.2 Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
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M79.3 Panniculitis, unspecified
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M79.4 Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad
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M79.5 Residual foreign body in soft tissue
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M79.6 Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes
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M79.7 Fibromyalgia
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M79.8 Other specified soft tissue disorders
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M79.9 Soft tissue disorder, unspecified
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M79.A Nontraumatic compartment syndrome
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Notes
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Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Excludes 1
Excludes 2
- L40.5 Arthropathic psoriasis
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certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome
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complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
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congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
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endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
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symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)