M72.8
BillableOther fibroblastic disorders
Other fibroblastic disorders
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Abscess of fascia
- Fasciitis NEC
- Other infective fasciitis
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)
- retroperitoneal fibromatosis (D48.3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Fasciitis ossificans128421002
- Ossifying fasciitis128421002
- Superficial fibromatosis238853007
- Hereditary camptodactyly238855000
- Pachydermodactyly238857008
- Myofibromatosis238860001
- Proliferative fasciitis254737002
- Intravascular fasciitis254738007
- Infantile digital fibroma399903008
- Infantile digital fibromatosis399903008
- Infantile digital myofibroblastoma399903008
- Reye tumor399903008
- Reye tumour399903008
- Fibroblastic rheumatism399964004
- Ischaemic fasciitis403990005
- Ischemic fasciitis403990005
- Hyaline fibromatosis syndrome1197494003
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M72.8?
ICD-10-CM code M72.8 represents "Other fibroblastic disorders". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M72.8 a billable code?
Yes, M72.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M72.8 in?
M72.8 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M72.8?
M72.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: diffuse (eosinophilic) fasciitis (M35.4); necrotizing fasciitis (M72.6); nodular fasciitis (M72.4); and 3 more.
Are additional codes required with M72.8?
Yes, when using M72.8 you should also code: code to (B95.-, B96.-) identify causative organism.
What SNOMED CT codes does M72.8 map to?
M72.8 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 128421002, 399964004, 238855000, 1197494003, 399903008, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M72.8?
M72.8 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1385470, C1879339, C0477662, C2896357. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.