M79.89
BillableOther specified soft tissue disorders
Other specified soft tissue disorders
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Polyalgia
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
- Soft tissue impingement on teeth21366000
- Disorder of fascia26077002
- Disease of the oral soft tissues41188003
- Disorder of oral soft tissues41188003
- Oral soft tissue disease41188003
- Swelling of limb80068009
- Oral frictional keratosis235034000
- Fat necrosis238888007
- Nodular fat necrosis238890008
- Polyalgia239949003
- Loss of body fat unevenly distributed248319004
- Leg swelling symptom248480008
- Soft tissue crepitus271776004
- Injury of soft tissue282026002
- STI - Soft tissue injury282026002
- Soft tissue injury282026002
- Soft tissue swelling298349001
- Swelling of finger299060006
- Swollen finger299060006
- Swelling of finger joint299123009
- Finger joint - soft tissue swelling299126001
- Swelling of thumb joint299132006
- Thumb joint - soft tissue swelling299134007
- Foot joint swelling299480001
- Swelling of toe joint299577004
- Toe joint - soft tissue swelling299579001
- Swollen thumb314916002
- Disorder of rectus sheath363091000
- Distribution of body fat loss - finding366535007
- Finding of distribution of body fat loss366535007
- Reactive fibrous tissue proliferation402870005
- Soft tissue texture changes416420005
- Tissue texture changes416420005
- Tissue bogginess416614003
- Tissue texture abnormality417963007
- Infection of soft tissue of cervical spine424463006
- Necrotising soft tissue infection443928008
- Necrotizing soft tissue infection443928008
- Necrosis of subcutaneous tissue445125009
- Fat necrosis of subcutaneous tissue446933000
- Swelling of lower limb449614009
- Swelling of left lower limb762896009
- Swelling of right lower limb762897000
- Swelling of bilateral lower limbs762898005
- Swelling of right foot762915008
- Swelling of left foot762916009
- Swelling of bilateral feet762917000
- Cheiromegaly1153429009
- Swelling of toe of bilateral feet15742561000119108
- Swelling of toe of left foot15742521000119103
- Swelling of toe of right foot15742601000119108
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other specified soft tissue disorders?
The ICD-10-CM code for other specified soft tissue disorders is M79.89. The full clinical description is "Other specified soft tissue disorders". M79.89 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M79.89 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M79.89 represents "Other specified soft tissue disorders". 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 M79.89 a billable code?
Yes, M79.89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M79.89 in?
M79.89 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M79.89?
M79.89 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 M79.89 map to?
M79.89 maps to 43 SNOMED CT concepts: 1153429009, 41188003, 26077002, 363091000, 366535007, and 38 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.89?
M79.89 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0477668, C0343211. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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