M70.8 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Non-billable header with 10 child codes.

Applies from M70 Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Includes

• soft tissue disorders of occupational origin

Excludes1 (never code together)

• bursitis NOS (M71.9-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
• enthesopathies (M76-M77)
• pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)

Use additional code

• external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)

Codes under M70.8

• M70.80 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site
• M70.81 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder
• M70.82 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm
• M70.83 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm
• M70.84 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of hand
• M70.85 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of thigh
• M70.86 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure lower leg
• M70.87 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and foot
• M70.88 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure other site
• M70.89 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sites

Code annotations containing back-references to M70.8

Back-references to M70

• Type 1 Excludes: M65 Synovitis and tenosynovitis ("soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M71 Other bursopathies ("bursitis related to use, overuse or pressure (M70.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M76 Enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding foot ("bursitis due to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M77 Other enthesopathies ("bursitis due to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M70.8

• Overuse, muscle NEC

Nearby codes

• M70.62 Trochanteric bursitis, left hip
• M70.7 Other bursitis of hip
• M70.70 Other bursitis of hip, unspecified hip
• M70.71 Other bursitis of hip, right hip
• M70.72 Other bursitis of hip, left hip
• M70.8 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure (this code)
• M70.80 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site
• M70.81 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder
• M70.811 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right shoulder
• M70.812 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left shoulder
• M70.819 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified shoulder