M79.609
BillablePain in unspecified limb
Pain in unspecified limb
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Pain in 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
- Limb pain90834002
- Pain in limb90834002
- Neuralgia of amputation stump112103001
- Stump neuralgia112103001
- Limb stump pain247381009
- Pain in limb - multiple288241003
- Tenderness in upper limb298751004
- Tenderness of upper limb298751004
- Tenderness in limb301421000
- Tenderness of limb301421000
- Pain in lower limb on elevation708020008
- Chronic primary musculoskeletal pain762591005
- Chronic primary musculoskeletal limb pain38771000087102
UMLS
- Aching in limbC0030196
- Extremity PainC0030196
- Limb PainC0030196
- Limb painC0030196
- Pain in extremitiesC0030196
- Pain in extremityC0030196
- Pain in limbC0030196
- Pain in limb (finding)C0030196
- Pain in limb NOSC0030196
- Pain of extremitiesC0030196
- aching limbsC0030196
- extremities painC0030196
- extremities painsC0030196
- extremity painC0030196
- limb achC0030196
- limb painC0030196
- limbs painC0030196
- pain extremitiesC0030196
- pain extremityC0030196
- pain limbC0030196
- Pain in unspecified limbC2896444
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pain in unspecified limb?
The ICD-10-CM code for pain in unspecified limb is M79.609. The full clinical description is "Pain in unspecified limb". M79.609 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M79.609 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M79.609 represents "Pain in unspecified limb". 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 M79.609 a billable code?
Yes, M79.609 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M79.609 in?
M79.609 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M79.609?
M79.609 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 M79.609 map to?
M79.609 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 38771000087102, 762591005, 90834002, 247381009, 112103001, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.609?
M79.609 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0030196, C2896444. 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.