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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M79.5 Residual foreign body in soft tissue

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M79.5 is the ICD-10 code for Residual foreign body in soft tissue. 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 M79.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • foreign body granuloma of:
    • skin and subcutaneous tissue L92.3
    • soft tissue M60.2

M79.5 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

M79.5Kvarvarande främmande kropp i mjukvävnad

NorwayICD-10-NO

M79.5Residualt fremmedlegeme i bløtvev

  • M79.50Residualt fremmedlegeme i bløtvev i flere lokalisasjoner
  • M79.51Residualt fremmedlegeme i bløtvev i skulderregionen
  • M79.52Residualt fremmedlegeme i bløtvev i overarm
  • M79.53Residualt fremmedlegeme i bløtvev i underarm
  • M79.54Residualt fremmedlegeme i bløtvev i hånd
  • M79.55Residualt fremmedlegeme i bløtvev i bekkenregion eller lår
  • M79.56Residualt fremmedlegeme i bløtvev i legg
  • M79.57Residualt fremmedlegeme i bløtvev i ankel eller fot
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM795Retineret fremmedlegeme i bløddel

FinlandICD-10-FI

M79.5Pehmytkudokseen jäänyt vierasesine

GermanyICD-10-GM

M79.5Verbliebener Fremdkörper im Weichteilgewebe

FranceICD-10-FR

M79.5Corps étranger résiduel dans un tissu mou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M79.5achtergebleven 'corpus alienum' in weke delen

United StatesICD-10-CM

M79.5Residual foreign body in soft tissue

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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