Soft tissue, disorder NOS
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Soft tissue, disorder NOS |
ICD10 code: | M79.9 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | none assigned |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
- This "wastebasket" code includes NONTRAUMATIC disorders NOS of muscle, fascia, tendons, ligaments, synovium, adipose
- It includes nontraumatic, soft tissue hematomas
- Also code the nontraumatic cause, if known, e.g. Hemorrhage, due to anticoagulant drugs
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Fibromyalgia
- Adipose (fat), noninfectious inflammatory disorder (panniculitis)
- To code a traumatic hematoma:
- Use one or another ICD10 code that is organized like this:
- "bodypart,superficial injury/trauma" {for example: Hip or thigh, superficial injury/trauma (minor, contusion)}
- "bodypart,open wound, injury/trauma" {for example: Hip or thigh, open wound, injury/trauma}
- Do NOT use the code organized like this: "bodypart, blood vessels, wound/injury/trauma", e.g. Hip or thigh, blood vessels, wound/injury/trauma
- Use one or another ICD10 code that is organized like this:
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