M79.602
BillablePain in left arm
Pain in left arm
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Pain in left 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(58)
SNOMED CT
- Ischaemic arm233959009
- Ischemic arm233959009
- Upper limb ischaemia233959009
- Upper limb ischemia233959009
- Pain in left arm287045000
- Pain in left upper limb287045000
- Pain radiating to left arm425677008
- Ischaemia of left arm15712681000119106
- Ischaemia of left upper extremity15712681000119106
- Ischaemia of left upper limb15712681000119106
- Ischemia of left arm15712681000119106
- Ischemia of left upper extremity15712681000119106
- Ischemia of left upper limb15712681000119106
- Left upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischaemia16002551000119103
- Left upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischemia16002551000119103
- Pain of left upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischaemia16002551000119103
- Pain of left upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischemia16002551000119103
- Pain of bilateral upper limbs15634591000119104
- Pain of both upper limbs15634591000119104
UMLS
- Pain in left armC0564820
- Pain in left arm (finding)C0564820
- Pain in left upper limbC0564820
- Pain in left upper limb NOSC0564820
- Painful L armC0564820
- arm left painC0564820
- arm left painsC0564820
- arms left painC0564820
- in left arm painC0564820
- left arm painC0564820
- pain in left armC0564820
- pain left armC0564820
Clinical Terms
- in left arm pain
- Ischaemic arm
- arm left pains
- Ischemia of left upper limb
- arm left pain
- Ischemia of left upper extremity
- Pain of left upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischemia
- Pain radiating to left arm
- arms left pain
- Ischemic arm
- Ischaemia of left upper limb
- Upper limb ischemia
- Left upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischaemia
- Ischaemia of left upper extremity
- Pain of both upper limbs
- Pain of bilateral upper limbs
- Ischemia of left arm
- Pain in left arm (finding)
- Painful L arm
- Pain in left upper limb
- Pain of left upper limb co-occurrent and due to ischaemia
- pain left arm
- Ischaemia of left arm
- Left upper limb pain co-occurrent and due to ischemia
- Upper limb ischaemia
- left arm pain
- Pain in left upper limb NOS
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pain in left arm?
The ICD-10-CM code for pain in left arm is M79.602. The full clinical description is "Pain in left arm". M79.602 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M79.602 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M79.602 represents “Pain in left 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 M79.602 a billable code?
Yes, M79.602 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M79.602 in?
M79.602 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M79.602?
M79.602 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 M79.602 map to?
M79.602 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 15712681000119106, 233959009, 16002551000119103, 287045000, 15634591000119104, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.602?
M79.602 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0564820. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does M79.602 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like pain in left 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 M79.602?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for M79.602 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.