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M70.83

M70.83 — Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M70.83 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

M70.83 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead M70.83

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M70.8. If M70.83 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about M70.83

Is M70.83 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. M70.83 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M70.83 sit in the tabular list?
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.