M79.0
BillableRheumatism, unspecified
Rheumatism, unspecified
Coding Notes
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Secondary autoimmune haemolytic anaemia127050002
- Secondary autoimmune hemolytic anemia127050002
- Rheumatology symptom change170849000
- Rheumatology disorder treatment changed170851001
- Rheumatology disorder treatment started170853003
- Rheumatism, excluding the back202833003
- Hand rheumatism203106009
- Rheumatology disorder monitoring status243866007
- Psychogenic rheumatism247364000
- Psychosomatic rheumatism247364000
- Locomotor pain disorder396332003
- Musculoskeletal pain disorder396332003
- Rheumatism396332003
- Fibroblastic rheumatism399964004
- Haemolytic anaemia associated with rheumatic disorder732965007
- Hemolytic anemia associated with rheumatic disorder732965007
- Secondary autoimmune haemolytic anaemia co-occurrent and due to rheumatic disorder732965007
- Secondary autoimmune hemolytic anemia co-occurrent and due to rheumatic disorder732965007
UMLS
- Disease, RheumaticC0035435
- Diseases, RheumaticC0035435
- Locomotor pain disorderC0035435
- Musculoskeletal pain disorderC0035435
- RHEUMATIC DISC0035435
- Rheumatic DiseaseC0035435
- Rheumatic DiseasesC0035435
- RheumaticsC0035435
- RheumatismC0035435
- Rheumatism (disorder)C0035435
- Rheumatism, unspecifiedC0035435
- rheumatic diseaseC0035435
- rheumatic diseasesC0035435
- rheumaticsC0035435
- rheumatismC0035435
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M79.0?
ICD-10-CM code M79.0 represents "Rheumatism, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M79.0 a billable code?
Yes, M79.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M79.0 in?
M79.0 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M79.0?
M79.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8); soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41); fibromyalgia (M79.7); and 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does M79.0 map to?
M79.0 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 399964004, 732965007, 203106009, 396332003, 247364000, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.0?
M79.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0035435. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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