FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016pain in joint (M25.5-)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
pain in joint (M25.5-)
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M79.60Pain in limb, unspecifiedCategory · further specificity requiredM79.62Pain in upper armCategory · further specificity requiredM79.63Pain in forearmCategory · further specificity requiredM79.64Pain in hand and fingersCategory · further specificity requiredM79.65Pain in thighCategory · further specificity requiredM79.66Pain in lower legCategory · further specificity requiredM79.67Pain in foot and toesCategory · further specificity requiredOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M79.0 | Rheumatism, unspecified | Billable / specific |
| M79.1 | Myalgia | Category · further specificity required |
| M79.2 | Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified | Billable / specific |
| M79.3 | Panniculitis, unspecified | Billable / specific |
| M79.4 | Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad | Billable / specific |
| M79.5 | Residual foreign body in soft tissue | Billable / specific |
| M79.7 | Fibromyalgia | Billable / specific |
| M79.8 | Other specified soft tissue disorders | Category · further specificity required |
| M79.9 | Soft tissue disorder, unspecified | Billable / specific |
| M79.A | Nontraumatic compartment syndrome | Category · further specificity required |
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