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HomeICD-10 CodesM70
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M70

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Coding Guidance
Coding Guidance M70 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Includes
From
  • soft tissue disorders of occupational origin
Excludes 1
From
  • bursitis NOS ( M71.9- )
Excludes 2
From
  • bursitis of shoulder ( M75.5 )
  • enthesopathies ( M76-M77 )
  • pressure ulcer (pressure area) ( L89 .-)
From
  • arthropathic psoriasis ( L40.5- )
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period ( P04-P96 )
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases ( A00-B99 )
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) ( T79 .A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ( O00- O9A )
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities ( Q00-Q99 )
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases ( E00-E88 )
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes ( S00-T88 )
  • neoplasms ( C00-D49 )
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified ( R00-R94 )
Use Additional Code
From
Use Additional Code The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail. 1 item • external cause code to identify activity causing disorder ( Y93 .-)

More Specific Codes

M70.0
Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist M70.0
M70.1
Bursitis of hand M70.1
M70.2
Olecranon bursitis M70.2
M70.3
Other bursitis of elbow M70.3
M70.4
Prepatellar bursitis M70.4
M70.5
Other bursitis of knee M70.5
M70.6
Trochanteric bursitis M70.6
M70.7
Other bursitis of hip M70.7
M70.8
Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure M70.8
M70.9
Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure M70.9
M00-M99
M00-M99 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

External Resources

2025 ICD-10 guidelines from CMS.gov