M79.601
BillablePain in right arm
Pain in right arm
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Pain in right 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 psoriasisL40.5
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •compartment syndrome (traumatic)A-)T79
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •pain in jointM25.5
Related Codes(6)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(62)
SNOMED CT
- Ischaemic arm233959009
- Ischemic arm233959009
- Upper limb ischaemia233959009
- Upper limb ischemia233959009
- Pain in right arm287046004
- Pain in right upper limb287046004
- Pain radiating to right arm426803004
- Pain at rest due to peripheral vascular disease428171009
- Peripheral vascular disease with rest pain428171009
- Ischaemia of right arm15712641000119101
- Ischaemia of right upper extremity15712641000119101
- Ischaemia of right upper limb15712641000119101
- Ischemia of right arm15712641000119101
- Ischemia of right upper extremity15712641000119101
- Ischemia of right upper limb15712641000119101
- Pain at rest of right upper extremity due to atherosclerosis16066531000119106
- Pain at rest of right upper limb due to atherosclerosis16066531000119106
- Pain of bilateral upper limbs15634591000119104
- Pain of both upper limbs15634591000119104
- Pain of right upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischaemia16002711000119105
- Pain of right upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischemia16002711000119105
- Right upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischaemia16002711000119105
- Right upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischemia16002711000119105
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Pain at rest of right upper extremity due to atherosclerosis
- Pain in right arm (finding)
- Pain of right upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischaemia
- arm pains right
- Ischemia of right upper extremity
- Ischaemic arm
- Pain at rest due to peripheral vascular disease
- Pain of right upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischemia
- Ischaemia of right arm
- Ischemic arm
- Pain radiating to right arm
- right arm pain
- Upper limb ischemia
- pain right arm
- Ischemia of right arm
- Right upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischemia
- Pain of both upper limbs
- Pain of bilateral upper limbs
- Pain in right upper limb
- Painful R arm
- Pain in right upper limb NOS
- Pain at rest of right upper limb due to atherosclerosis
- arm pain right
- Ischaemia of right upper limb
- Right upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischaemia
- Upper limb ischaemia
- Ischaemia of right upper extremity
- Ischemia of right upper limb
- Peripheral vascular disease with rest pain
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pain in right arm?
The ICD-10-CM code for pain in right arm is M79.601. The full clinical description is "Pain in right arm". M79.601 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M79.601 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M79.601 represents “Pain in right 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 M79.601 a billable code?
Yes, M79.601 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M79.601 in?
M79.601 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M79.601?
M79.601 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 M79.601 map to?
M79.601 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 15712641000119101, 233959009, 428171009, 16066531000119106, 287046004, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.601?
M79.601 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0564821. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does M79.601 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like pain in right arm affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of M79.601?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for M79.601 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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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.