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M70

Non-billable

Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

M70-M79

Child Codes

10

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • soft tissue disorders of occupational origin

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • 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)
  • bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
  • enthesopathies (M76-M77)
  • pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

  • external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)

Child Codes (10)

M70.0

Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist

M70.1

Bursitis of hand

M70.2

Olecranon bursitis

M70.3

Other bursitis of elbow

M70.4

Prepatellar bursitis

M70.5

Other bursitis of knee

M70.6

Trochanteric bursitis

M70.7

Other bursitis of hip

M70.8

Oth soft tissue disorders related to use/pressure

M70.9

Unsp soft tissue disorder related to use/pressure

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M70?

ICD-10-CM code M70 represents "Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is M70 a billable code?

No, M70 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under M70.

What chapter is M70 in?

M70 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M70?

M70 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: bursitis NOS (M71.9-).

What are the subcategories under M70?

M70 has 10 child codes, including: M70.0 (Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist), M70.1 (Bursitis of hand), M70.2 (Olecranon bursitis), M70.3 (Other bursitis of elbow), and 6 more.

Are additional codes required with M70?

Yes, when using M70 you should also code: external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-).

What are the UMLS CUIs for M70?

M70 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0477669, C4290232. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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