M79.1Non-billable
Myalgia
Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Inclusion Terms
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Inclusion Terms
- •Myofascial pain syndrome
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
View TemplatesChronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome
View documentation for musculoskeletal chest pain
musculoskeletal chest pain
View TemplatesMusculoskeletal Chest Pain
View documentation for myofascial pain syndrome
myofascial pain syndrome
View TemplatesMyofascial Pain Syndrome
View documentation for thoracic myofascial strain
thoracic myofascial strain
View TemplatesThoracic 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.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes2
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Excludes2
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-)
- •
- •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
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Notes
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