FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Residual foreign body in soft tissue
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
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
Residual foreign body in soft tissue
Billable diagnosis 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 |
Historical mapping only; not an automatic code substitution.
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Other 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 |
| M79.6 | Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes | Category · further specificity required |
| 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 |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)
Excludes 2 · residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)