Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.6

Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes

ICD-10-CM Code:
M79.6
ICD-10 Code for:
Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
    (M00–M99)
    • Other soft tissue disorders
      (M70-M79)
      • Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
        (M79)

M79.6 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes

Non-specific codes like M79.6 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes:

  • M79.60 for Pain in limb, unspecified - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.601 for Pain in right arm - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.602 for Pain in left arm - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.603 for Pain in arm, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.604 for Pain in right leg - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.605 for Pain in left leg - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.606 for Pain in leg, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.609 for Pain in unspecified limb - BILLABLE CODE

  • M79.62 for Pain in upper arm - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.621 for Pain in right upper arm - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.622 for Pain in left upper arm - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.629 for Pain in unspecified upper arm - BILLABLE CODE

  • M79.63 for Pain in forearm - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.631 for Pain in right forearm - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.632 for Pain in left forearm - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.639 for Pain in unspecified forearm - BILLABLE CODE

  • M79.64 for Pain in hand and fingers - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.641 for Pain in right hand - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.642 for Pain in left hand - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.643 for Pain in unspecified hand - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.644 for Pain in right finger(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.645 for Pain in left finger(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.646 for Pain in unspecified finger(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • M79.65 for Pain in thigh - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.651 for Pain in right thigh - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.652 for Pain in left thigh - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.659 for Pain in unspecified thigh - BILLABLE CODE

  • M79.66 for Pain in lower leg - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.661 for Pain in right lower leg - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.662 for Pain in left lower leg - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.669 for Pain in unspecified lower leg - BILLABLE CODE

  • M79.67 for Pain in foot and toes - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.671 for Pain in right foot - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.672 for Pain in left foot - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.673 for Pain in unspecified foot - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.674 for Pain in right toe(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.675 for Pain in left toe(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M79.676 for Pain in unspecified toe(s) - BILLABLE CODE

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.


Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

Patient Education


Pain

Pain is a signal in your nervous system that something may be wrong. It is an unpleasant feeling, such as a prick, tingle, sting, burn, or ache. Pain may be sharp or dull. It may come and go, or it may be constant. You may feel pain in one area of your body, such as your back, abdomen, chest, pelvis, or you may feel pain all over.

Pain can be helpful in diagnosing a problem. If you never felt pain, you might seriously hurt yourself without knowing it, or you might not realize you have a medical problem that needs treatment.

There are two types of pain: acute and chronic. Acute pain usually comes on suddenly, because of a disease, injury, or inflammation. It can often be diagnosed and treated. It usually goes away, though sometimes it can turn into chronic pain. Chronic pain lasts for a long time, and can cause severe problems.

Pain is not always curable, but there are many ways to treat it. Treatment depends on the cause and type of pain. There are drug treatments, including pain relievers. There are also non-drug treatments, such as acupuncture, physical therapy, and sometimes surgery.

NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke


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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.