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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M79.2 Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified

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M79.2 is the ICD-10 code for Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified. It is a four-character subcategory of M79 (Other soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M70–M79 (Other soft tissue disorders) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIII · M00–M99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What M79.2 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

M79.2 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

M79.2Ospecificerad neuralgi och neurit

NorwayICD-10-NO

M79.2Uspesifisert nevralgi og nevritt

  • M79.20Uspesifisert nevralgi eller nevritt i flere lokalisasjoner
  • M79.21Uspesifisert nevralgi eller nevritt i skulderregionen
  • M79.22Uspesifisert nevralgi eller nevritt i overarm
  • M79.23Uspesifisert nevralgi eller nevritt i underarm
  • M79.24Uspesifisert nevralgi eller nevritt i hånd
  • M79.25Uspesifisert nevralgi eller nevritt i bekkenregion eller lår
  • M79.26Uspesifisert nevralgi eller nevritt i legg
  • M79.27Uspesifisert nevralgi eller nevritt i ankel eller fot
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM792Neuralgi eller neuritis UNS

  • DM792ANeuralgi UNS
  • DM792BNeuritis UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

M79.2Määrittämätön hermosärky tai hermotulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

M79.2Neuralgie und Neuritis, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

M79.2Névralgie et névrite, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M79.2neuralgie en neuritis, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

M79.2Neuralgia and neuritis, 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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