FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Nontraumatic compartment syndrome
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016, if applicable, associated postprocedural complication
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
Nontraumatic compartment syndrome
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 |
, if applicable, associated postprocedural complication
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M79.A1Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremityCategory · further specificity requiredM79.A2Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremityCategory · further specificity requiredM79.A3Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of abdomenBillable / specificM79.A9Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of other sitesBillable / specificOther 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 |
| M79.6 | 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 |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)
Excludes 1 · nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)