M70.93 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm

Non-billable header with 3 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 M70.93

• M70.931 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right forearm
• M70.932 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left forearm
• M70.939 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified forearm

Code annotations containing back-references to M70.93

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 M70.93

• Disorder (of) › soft tissue › due to use, overuse and pressure › forearm

Nearby codes

• M70.919 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified shoulder
• M70.92 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm
• M70.921 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right upper arm
• M70.922 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left upper arm
• M70.929 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified upper arm
• M70.93 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm (this code)
• M70.931 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right forearm
• M70.932 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left forearm
• M70.939 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified forearm
• M70.94 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of hand
• M70.941 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right hand