M79.604
BillablePain in right leg
Pain in right leg
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Pain in right lower 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(32)
SNOMED CT
- Pain in right leg287048003
- Pain in right lower limb287048003
- Pain radiating to right leg427653003
- Pain in bilateral legs15634511000119108
- Pain in both legs15634511000119108
- Pain of bilateral lower limbs co-occurrent and due to ischaemia16002951000119109
- Pain of bilateral lower limbs co-occurrent and due to ischemia16002951000119109
- Pain of left lower limb co-occurrent and due to ischaemia16002831000119107
- Pain of left lower limb co-occurrent and due to ischemia16002831000119107
- Pain of right lower limb co-occurrent and due to ischaemia16002791000119101
- Pain of right lower limb co-occurrent and due to ischemia16002791000119101
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Pain of bilateral lower limbs co-occurrent and due to ischaemia
- Pain of bilateral lower limbs co-occurrent and due to ischemia
- Pain radiating to right leg
- Pain of left lower limb co-occurrent and due to ischaemia
- right leg pain
- Pain in right lower limb
- Pain in bilateral legs
- Pain of right lower limb co-occurrent and due to ischaemia
- Pain in right lower limb (finding)
- leg pain right
- Pain in both legs
- Pain of left lower limb co-occurrent and due to ischemia
- Pain in right lower limb NOS
- Pain of right lower limb co-occurrent and due to ischemia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pain in right leg?
The ICD-10-CM code for pain in right leg is M79.604. The full clinical description is "Pain in right leg". M79.604 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M79.604 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M79.604 represents “Pain in right leg”. 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 M79.604 a billable code?
Yes, M79.604 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M79.604 in?
M79.604 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M79.604?
M79.604 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 M79.604 map to?
M79.604 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 15634511000119108, 287048003, 16002951000119109, 16002831000119107, 16002791000119101, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.604?
M79.604 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0564823, C5848135. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does M79.604 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like pain in right leg 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 M79.604?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for M79.604 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.