M79.89
M79.89: Other specified soft tissue disorders
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
M79.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified soft tissue disorders. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check M79.89 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Polyalgia
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
M79.89 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies: 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58883Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Cheiromegaly
- Polyalgia
- Swelling›arm
- Swelling›finger
- Swelling›foot
- Swelling›hand
- Swelling›leg
- Swelling›toe
- Disorder›soft tissue›specified type NEC
- Swelling›arm›forearm
- Swelling›leg›lower
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.