ICD-10 diagnosis code

M79.3 Panniculitis, unspecified

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M79.3 is the ICD-10 code for Panniculitis, 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 M79.3 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • panniculitis:

M79.3 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

M79.3Pannikulit, ospecificerad

  • M79.3ANodulär pannikulit
  • M79.3BPanniculitis factitia
  • M79.3WAnnan ospecificerad pannikulit
  • M79.3XPannikulit, ospecificerad
NorwayICD-10-NO

M79.3Uspesifisert pannikulitt

  • M79.30Uspesifisert pannikulitt i flere lokalisasjoner
  • M79.31Uspesifisert pannikulitt i skulderregionen
  • M79.32Uspesifisert pannikulitt i overarm
  • M79.33Uspesifisert pannikulitt i underarm
  • M79.34Uspesifisert pannikulitt i hånd
  • M79.35Uspesifisert pannikulitt i bekkenregion eller lår
  • M79.36Uspesifisert pannikulitt i legg
  • M79.37Uspesifisert pannikulitt i ankel eller fot
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM793Pannikulitis UNS

  • DM793APannikulitis ved antitrypsinmangel
  • DM793BPannikulitis ved pankreatitis
  • DM793CPannikulitis forårsaget af kulde
  • DM793DPanniculitis migratorica nodularis
  • DM793EPanniculitis factitia
FinlandICD-10-FI

M79.3Määrittämätön pannikuliitti

GermanyICD-10-GM

M79.3Pannikulitis, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

M79.3Panniculite, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M79.3panniculitis, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

M79.3Panniculitis, 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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