M79.6 Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes

Non-billable header with 7 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• pain in joint (M25.5-)

Applies from M79 Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified

Excludes1 (never code together)

• psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8)
• soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41)

Codes under M79.6

• M79.60 Pain in limb, unspecified
• M79.62 Pain in upper arm
• M79.63 Pain in forearm
• M79.64 Pain in hand and fingers
• M79.65 Pain in thigh
• M79.66 Pain in lower leg
• M79.67 Pain in foot and toes

Code annotations containing back-references to M79.6

Back-references to M79.6

• Type 2 Excludes: G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified ("limb pain (M79.6-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M25.5 Pain in joint ("pain in limb (M79.6-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: R29.89 Other symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system ("pain in limb (M79.6-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R52 Pain, unspecified ("limb pain (M79.6-)")

Nearby codes

• M79.18 Myalgia, other site
• M79.2 Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
• M79.3 Panniculitis, unspecified
• M79.4 Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad
• M79.5 Residual foreign body in soft tissue
• M79.6 Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes (this code)
• M79.60 Pain in limb, unspecified
• M79.601 Pain in right arm
• M79.602 Pain in left arm
• M79.603 Pain in arm, unspecified
• M79.604 Pain in right leg