- M79.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM M79.5 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M79.5 – other international versions of ICD-10 M79.5 may differ.
ICD-10-CM M79.5 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 564 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with mcc
- 565 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with cc
- 566 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses without cc/mcc
Type 1 Excludes
- foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L92.3)
- foreign body granuloma of soft tissue (M60.2-)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M79.5:
- soft tissue (residual) > in
- old or residual > Foreign body
- soft tissue (residual) > old or residual M79.5
- soft tissue > retained (old) (nonmagnetic) (in)