M79.2
BillableNeuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
Neuralgia and neuritis, 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
- Supraorbital neuralgia175004
- Neuralgia16269008
- Paroxysmal nerve pain16269008
- Postinfectious neuralgia17111003
- Peripheral neuralgia25416002
- Reminiscent neuralgia42561004
- Atypical neuralgia112102006
- Cluster tic syndrome230539002
- Neurological pain disorder247384001
- Lateral femoral cutaneous neuralgia247385000
- Segmental peripheral neuralgia247388003
- Neuropathic pain247398009
- Neurogenic pain279058003
- Peripheral neurogenic pain279980002
- Peripheral neuropathic pain279981003
- Neuritis with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)422012004
- Neuritis with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome422012004
- Neuralgia with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)422136003
- Neuralgia with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome422136003
- Chronic pain due to injury431481001
- Peripheral neuropathy due to inflammation709145001
- Neuropathy of upper limb due to inflammation710357000
- Neuropathy of upper limb due to inflammatory disease710357000
- Peripheral neuropathy of upper limb due to inflammatory disease710357000
- Segmental neuralgia as late effect of trauma712857000
- Segmental neuralgia as late effect of traumatic injury712857000
- Neuralgia co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection713278001
- Neuritis co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection713506004
- Post-infectious peripheral neuralgia713831005
- Post-infective peripheral neuralgia713831005
- Postinfective peripheral neuralgia713831005
- Post-infectious segmental neuralgia713837009
- Post-infective segmental neuralgia713837009
- Postinfective segmental neuralgia713837009
- Postinfective segmental peripheral neuralgia713837009
- Chronic neuropathic pain735936005
- Chronic central neuropathic pain762602002
- Chronic peripheral neuropathic pain762603007
- Orofacial neuropathic pain762607008
- Autosomal dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with neuropathic pain778003000
- Fungal neuritis1177011007
- Infection of nerve caused by Fungi1177011007
- Central neuropathic pain1259040000
- Autoimmune inflammation of nerve root and/or plexus1259103005
- Autoimmune neuritis of nerve root and/or plexus1259103005
- Autoimmune inflammation of nerve1259104004
- Autoimmune neuritis1259104004
- Chronic central neuropathic pain due to brain injury39171000087109
- Chronic central neuropathic pain due to multiple sclerosis39181000087106
- Chronic central neuropathic pain due to spinal cord injury39191000087108
- Chronic neuropathic pain after brain injury39441000087107
- Chronic neuropathic pain following brain injury39441000087107
- Chronic neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury39451000087105
- Chronic neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury39451000087105
- Chronic neuropathic pain following peripheral nerve injury39211000087107
- Chronic peripheral neuropathic pain after peripheral nerve injury39211000087107
- Chronic peripheral neuropathic pain following peripheral nerve injury39211000087107
- Inflammation of peripheral nerve of bilateral feet16641561000119107
- Neuritis of bilateral feet16641561000119107
- Neuritis of both feet16641561000119107
- Inflammation of peripheral nerve of left foot292451000119106
- Left foot neuritis292451000119106
- Inflammation of peripheral nerve of left lower limb292471000119102
- Inflammation of peripheral nerve of right foot292441000119109
- Right foot neuritis292441000119109
- Inflammation of peripheral nerve of right lower limb292461000119108
- Neuralgia of left upper limb15740881000119102
- Neuralgia of right upper limb15740841000119107
- Neuropathic pain caused by radiation14090001000004102
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified is M79.2. The full clinical description is "Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified". M79.2 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M79.2 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M79.2 represents "Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M79.2 a billable code?
Yes, M79.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M79.2 in?
M79.2 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M79.2?
M79.2 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8); soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41); brachial radiculitis NOS (M54.1); and 4 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does M79.2 map to?
M79.2 maps to 47 SNOMED CT concepts: 112102006, 1259104004, 1259103005, 778003000, 1259040000, and 42 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.2?
M79.2 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494994. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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