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M79.606

Billable

Pain in leg, unspecified

Pain in leg, unspecified

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

M70-M79

Parent Code

M79.60

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Pain in lower limb NOS

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8)
  • soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41)

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

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for pain in leg, unspecified?

The ICD-10-CM code for pain in leg, unspecified is M79.606. The full clinical description is "Pain in leg, unspecified". M79.606 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code M79.606 mean?

ICD-10-CM code M79.606 represents "Pain in leg, 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 M79.606 a billable code?

Yes, M79.606 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is M79.606 in?

M79.606 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M79.606?

M79.606 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 M79.606 map to?

M79.606 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 275318002, 771542000, 10601006, 771545003, 230654000, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.606?

M79.606 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0023222, C2896443. 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.