M79.601
BillablePain in right arm
Pain in right arm
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Pain in right upper limb NOS
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)
- pain in joint (M25.5-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Ischaemic arm233959009
- Ischemic arm233959009
- Upper limb ischaemia233959009
- Upper limb ischemia233959009
- Pain in right arm287046004
- Pain in right upper limb287046004
- Pain radiating to right arm426803004
- Pain at rest due to peripheral vascular disease428171009
- Peripheral vascular disease with rest pain428171009
- Ischaemia of right arm15712641000119101
- Ischaemia of right upper extremity15712641000119101
- Ischaemia of right upper limb15712641000119101
- Ischemia of right arm15712641000119101
- Ischemia of right upper extremity15712641000119101
- Ischemia of right upper limb15712641000119101
- Pain at rest of right upper extremity due to atherosclerosis16066531000119106
- Pain at rest of right upper limb due to atherosclerosis16066531000119106
- Pain of bilateral upper limbs15634591000119104
- Pain of both upper limbs15634591000119104
- Pain of right upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischaemia16002711000119105
- Pain of right upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischemia16002711000119105
- Right upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischaemia16002711000119105
- Right upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischemia16002711000119105
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pain in right arm?
The ICD-10-CM code for pain in right arm is M79.601. The full clinical description is "Pain in right arm". M79.601 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M79.601 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M79.601 represents "Pain in right arm". 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 M79.601 a billable code?
Yes, M79.601 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M79.601 in?
M79.601 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M79.601?
M79.601 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8); soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41).
What SNOMED CT codes does M79.601 map to?
M79.601 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 15712641000119101, 233959009, 428171009, 16066531000119106, 287046004, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.601?
M79.601 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0564821. 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.