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M79.1
Non-billable

Myalgia

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Inclusion Terms

1 item
  • Myofascial pain syndrome

Excludes1

2 items
  • fibromyalgia (M79.7)
  • myositis (M60.-)

Coding Guidance

M79.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

View documentation for chronic myofascial pain
chronic myofascial pain
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Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome

View documentation for musculoskeletal chest pain
musculoskeletal chest pain
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Musculoskeletal Chest Pain

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myofascial pain syndrome
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Myofascial Pain Syndrome

View documentation for thoracic myofascial strain
thoracic myofascial strain
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Thoracic Myofascial Strain

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

2 items

From M79:

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

Excludes2

10 items

From M00-M99:

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Notes

1 item

From M00-M99:

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
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