2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.89
Other specified soft tissue disorders
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- M79.89
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Other specified soft tissue disorders
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Not chronic
- Code Navigator:
M79.89 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified soft tissue disorders. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Cheiromegaly
- Disorder of fascia
- Disorder of oral soft tissues
- Disorder of rectus sheath
- Distribution of body fat loss - finding
- Fat necrosis
- Fat necrosis of subcutaneous tissue
- Finger joint - soft tissue swelling
- Foot joint swelling
- Infection of cervical spine
- Infection of soft tissue of cervical spine
- Leg swelling symptom
- Loss of body fat unevenly distributed
- Necrosis of subcutaneous tissue
- Necrosis of subcutaneous tissue
- Necrotizing soft tissue infection
- Nodular fat necrosis
- Oral frictional keratosis
- Polyalgia
- Reactive fibrous tissue proliferation
- Soft tissue crepitus
- Soft tissue impingement on teeth
- Soft tissue injury
- Soft tissue swelling
- Soft tissue texture changes
- Swelling of bilateral feet
- Swelling of bilateral lower limbs
- Swelling of finger
- Swelling of finger joint
- Swelling of left foot
- Swelling of left lower limb
- Swelling of limb
- Swelling of lower limb
- Swelling of right foot
- Swelling of right lower limb
- Swelling of thumb joint
- Swelling of toe joint
- Swelling of toe of bilateral feet
- Swelling of toe of left foot
- Swelling of toe of right foot
- Swollen thumb
- Swollen thumb
- Thumb joint - soft tissue swelling
- Tissue bogginess
- Tissue texture abnormality
- Toe joint - soft tissue swelling
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Other specified connective tissue disease
- CCSR Category Code: MUS025
- Inpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
Clinical Information
Fat Necrosis
a condition in which the death of adipose tissue results in neutral fats being split into fatty acids and glycerol.Pancreatitis
inflammation of the pancreas. pancreatitis is classified as acute unless there are computed tomographic or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic findings of chronic pancreatitis (international symposium on acute pancreatitis, atlanta, 1992). the two most common forms of acute pancreatitis are alcoholic pancreatitis and gallstone pancreatitis.
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Polyalgia
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Cheiromegaly - M79.89
- - Disorder (of) - See Also: Disease;
- - soft tissue - M79.9
- - specified type NEC - M79.89
- - soft tissue - M79.9
- - Polyalgia - M79.89
Convert M79.89 to ICD-9-CM
- ICD-9-CM Code: 729.81 - Swelling of limb
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. - ICD-9-CM Code: 729.99 - Soft tissue disorder NEC
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Patient Education
Connective Tissue Disorders
Your connective tissue supports many different parts of your body, such as your skin, eyes, and heart. It is like a "cellular glue" that gives your body parts their shape and helps keep them strong. It also helps some of your tissues do their work. It is made of many kinds of proteins. Cartilage and fat are types of connective tissue.
Over 200 disorders that impact connective tissue. There are different types:
- Genetic disorders, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, and osteogenesis imperfecta
- Autoimmune disorders, such as lupus and scleroderma
- Cancers, like some types of soft tissue sarcoma
Each disorder has its own symptoms and needs different treatment.
NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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Muscle Disorders
Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis.
Causes of muscle disorders include:
- Injury or overuse, such as sprains or strains, cramps or tendinitis
- A genetic disorder, such as muscular dystrophy
- Some cancers
- Inflammation, such as myositis
- Diseases of nerves that affect muscles
- Infections
- Certain medicines
Sometimes the cause of muscle disorders is unknown.
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Code History
- FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.
Footnotes
[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.