The block M70–M79 of ICD-10 is titled “Other soft tissue disorders”. It is part of Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, and holds 8 groups.
Codes in M70–M79
- M70.0Chronic crepitant synovitis of hand and wrist
- M70.1Bursitis of hand
- M70.2Olecranon bursitis
- M70.3Other bursitis of elbow
- M70.4Prepatellar bursitis
- M70.5Other bursitis of knee
- M70.6Trochanteric bursitis
- M70.7Other bursitis of hip
- M70.8Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
- M70.9Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure
- M76.0Gluteal tendinitis
- M76.1Psoas tendinitis
- M76.2Iliac crest spur
- M76.3Iliotibial band syndrome
- M76.4Tibial collateral bursitis [Pellegrini-Stieda]
- M76.5Patellar tendinitis
- M76.6Achilles tendinitis
- M76.7Peroneal tendinitis
- M76.8Other enthesopathies of lower limb, excluding foot
- M76.9Enthesopathy of lower limb, unspecified
- M79.0Rheumatism, unspecified
- M79.1Myalgia
- M79.2Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
- M79.3Panniculitis, unspecified
- M79.4Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad
- M79.5Residual foreign body in soft tissue
- M79.6Pain in limb
- M79.7Fibromyalgia
- M79.8Other specified soft tissue disorders
- M79.9Soft tissue disorder, unspecified
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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