M79
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.
❌ Excludes1
directCannot be coded with M79
- • psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8)
- • soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41)
Child Codes (11)
M79.0Rheumatism, unspecifiedM79.1MyalgiaM79.2Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecifiedM79.3Panniculitis, unspecifiedM79.4Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat padM79.5Residual foreign body in soft tissueM79.6Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toesM79.7FibromyalgiaM79.8Other specified soft tissue disordersM79.9Soft tissue disorder, unspecifiedM79.ANontraumatic compartment syndrome
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CodeM79
BillableNo — Header code
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes12 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes11
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)