ICD-10 diagnosis code

M79 Other soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified

M79 is the ICD-10 code for Other soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block M70–M79 (Other soft tissue disorders) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: XIII · M00–M99
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What M79 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

soft tissue pain, psychogenic F45.4

Subcodes of M79

M79 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

M79Andra sjukdomstillstånd i mjukvävnader som ej klassificeras på annan plats

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM79Anden bløddelsreumatisme IKA

FinlandICD-10-FI

M79Muualla luokittamattomat muut pehmytkudossairaudet

GermanyICD-10-GM

M79Sonstige Krankheiten des Weichteilgewebes, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

M79Autres affections des tissus mous, non classées ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M79overige aandoeningen van weke delen, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

M79.A3Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
M79.A9Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of other sites

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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