M79

The ICD-10-CM code for oth and unsp soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified is M79. The full clinical description is "Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified". M79 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code M79 represents “Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified”. It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, M79 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 11 child codes under M79.

M79 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

M79 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8); soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41).

M79 has 11 child codes, including: M79.0 (Rheumatism, unspecified), M79.1 (Myalgia), M79.2 (Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified), M79.3 (Panniculitis, unspecified), and 7 more.

M79 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2896437. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like oth and unsp soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

M79 maps to the ICD-11 code: FB56.1 (Residual foreign body in soft tissue).