M79.602
BillablePain in left arm
Pain in left arm
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Pain in left 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 left arm287045000
- Pain in left upper limb287045000
- Pain radiating to left arm425677008
- Ischaemia of left arm15712681000119106
- Ischaemia of left upper extremity15712681000119106
- Ischaemia of left upper limb15712681000119106
- Ischemia of left arm15712681000119106
- Ischemia of left upper extremity15712681000119106
- Ischemia of left upper limb15712681000119106
- Left upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischaemia16002551000119103
- Left upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischemia16002551000119103
- Pain of left upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischaemia16002551000119103
- Pain of left upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischemia16002551000119103
- Pain of bilateral upper limbs15634591000119104
- Pain of both upper limbs15634591000119104
UMLS
- Pain in left armC0564820
- Pain in left arm (finding)C0564820
- Pain in left upper limbC0564820
- Pain in left upper limb NOSC0564820
- Painful L armC0564820
- arm left painC0564820
- arm left painsC0564820
- arms left painC0564820
- in left arm painC0564820
- left arm painC0564820
- pain in left armC0564820
- pain left armC0564820
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pain in left arm?
The ICD-10-CM code for pain in left arm is M79.602. The full clinical description is "Pain in left arm". M79.602 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M79.602 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M79.602 represents "Pain in left 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 M79.602 a billable code?
Yes, M79.602 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M79.602 in?
M79.602 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M79.602?
M79.602 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 M79.602 map to?
M79.602 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 15712681000119106, 233959009, 16002551000119103, 287045000, 15634591000119104, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.602?
M79.602 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0564820. 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.