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
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This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.

Additional Info

This "wastebasket" code includes
- non-traumatic disorders NOS of muscle, fascia, tendons, ligaments, synovium, adipose
- nontraumatic, soft tissue hematoma anywhere in the body, For a soft tissue hematoma: combine Hemorrhage, NOS + Soft tissue, disorder NOS
- rectus sheath hematoma
- undifferentiated connective tissue disorder

Fibromyalgia
Adipose (fat), noninfectious inflammatory disorder (panniculitis)
To code a traumatic hematoma:
- Use one or another ICD10 code that is worded like one of the 3 following (depending on the nature of the traumatic injury):
  - "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
  - "bodypart, blood vessels, wound/injury/trauma" -- for example Hip or thigh, blood vessels, wound/injury/trauma

Skin	Trauma	Renal/urinary	Infectious disease
ENT	Testing	Cardiovascular	Hereditary/congenital
Eye	Mechanism	Neoplastic	Heme/immunology
Misc	Reproductive	Gastrointestinal	Musculoskeletal/soft tissue
Psych	Respiratory	Poisoning
Neuro	Symptom/Sign	Endocrine disorder