M79.9
BillableSoft tissue disorder, unspecified
Soft tissue disorder, unspecified
Coding Notes
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
- Disorder of musculoskeletal system928000
- Musculoskeletal disorder928000
- Disorder of soft tissue19660004
- Soft tissue disorder19660004
- Chronic disease of musculoskeletal system128237006
- Chronic disease of the musculoskeletal system128237006
- Chronic musculoskeletal disease128237006
- Chronic musculoskeletal disorder128237006
- Acute disease of musculoskeletal system128481000
- Acute musculoskeletal disease128481000
- Acute musculoskeletal disorder128481000
- Orthopaedic disorders during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium199279003
- Orthopedic disorders during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium199279003
- Pelvic soft tissue abnormality in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium199446000
- Disorder of soft tissue due to diabetes mellitus238981002
- Soft tissue complication of diabetes mellitus238981002
- Lesion of soft tissue239953001
- Soft tissue lesion239953001
- Soft tissue lesion of elbow region239964003
- Soft tissue lesion of wrist and hand239972001
- Soft tissue lesion of pelvic region239990000
- Soft tissue lesion of knee region239999004
- Soft tissue lesion of lower leg and ankle240010005
- Soft tissue lesion of foot region240025005
- Disorder of soft tissue of body wall region280126005
- Disorder of soft tissue of body cavity280128006
- Disorder of soft tissue of thoracic cavity280129003
- Disorder of soft tissue of abdominal cavity280130008
- Disorder of soft tissue of head280131007
- Disorder of soft tissue of neck280132000
- Disorder of soft tissue of trunk280133005
- Disorder of soft tissue of limb280134004
- Disorder of soft tissue of upper limb280135003
- Disorder of soft tissue of lower limb280136002
- Chest wall lesion excised313316001
- Calcinosis following localised fat necrosis402490007
- Calcinosis following localized fat necrosis402490007
- Deformity of tissue416499003
- Disorder of soft tissue of pelvis1344894001
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M79.9?
ICD-10-CM code M79.9 represents "Soft tissue disorder, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M79.9 a billable code?
Yes, M79.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M79.9 in?
M79.9 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M79.9?
M79.9 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 M79.9 map to?
M79.9 maps to 28 SNOMED CT concepts: 128481000, 402490007, 313316001, 128237006, 416499003, and 23 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.9?
M79.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0263978. 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.