Is M70 a billable ICD-10 code?

No, M70 is not a billable code. It is a category code that requires additional specificity. You must select a more specific code from the subcategories for billing purposes.

What does ICD-10 code M70 mean?

ICD-10-CM code M70 represents Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure. This code is part of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification used for medical coding and billing in the United States.

What is the parent category for ICD-10 code M70?

The parent category for M70 is section:M70-M79 (Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79)). This hierarchical classification helps organize related diagnoses for more accurate coding.

What conditions are excluded from M70?

Code M70 has Type 1 Excludes (mutually exclusive conditions) including: bursitis NOS (M71.9-). These conditions cannot be coded together with M70 as they represent different diagnoses.

Should I use additional codes with M70?

Yes, when coding M70, consider adding codes for: external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-). Additional codes provide more specificity about the patient's condition.

M702026

Non-billable

Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Clinical Notes

bursitis NOS (M71.9-)

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Related Codes

M70Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

M70.0Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist

M70.03(chronic), wrist

M70.031(chronic), right wrist

M70.032(chronic), left wrist

M70.039(chronic), unspecified wrist

M70.04(chronic), hand

M70.041(chronic), right hand

M70.042(chronic), left hand

M70.049(chronic), unspecified hand

M70.1Bursitis of hand

M70.10Bursitis, unspecified hand

M70.11Bursitis, right hand

M70.12Bursitis, left hand

M70.2Olecranon bursitis

M70.20unspecified elbow

M70.21right elbow

M70.22left elbow

M70.3Other bursitis of elbow

M70.30Other bursitis of elbow, unspecified elbow

M70.31Other bursitis of elbow, right elbow

M70.32Other bursitis of elbow, left elbow

M70.4Prepatellar bursitis

M70.40unspecified knee

M70.41right knee

M70.42left knee

M70.5Other bursitis of knee

M70.50Other bursitis of knee, unspecified knee

M70.51Other bursitis of knee, right knee

M70.52Other bursitis of knee, left knee

M70.6Trochanteric bursitis

M70.60unspecified hip

M70.61right hip

M70.62left hip

M70.7Other bursitis of hip

M70.70of hip, unspecified hip

M70.71of hip, right hip

M70.72of hip, left hip

M70.8Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

M70.80disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site

M70.81disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder

M70.811disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right shoulder

M70.812disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left shoulder

M70.819disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified shoulder

M70.82disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm

M70.821disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right upper arm

M70.822disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left upper arm

M70.829disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified upper arms

M70.83disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm

M70.831disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right forearm

M70.832disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left forearm

M70.839disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified forearm

M70.84disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of hand

M70.841disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right hand

M70.842disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left hand

M70.849disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified hand

M70.85disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of thigh

M70.851disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right thigh

M70.852disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left thigh

M70.859disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified thigh

M70.86disorders related to use, overuse and pressure lower leg

M70.861disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right lower leg

M70.862disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left lower leg

M70.869disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified leg

M70.87disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and foot

M70.871disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right ankle and foot

M70.872disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left ankle and foot

M70.879disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified ankle and foot

M70.88disorders related to use, overuse and pressure other site

M70.89disorders related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sites

M70.9Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure

M70.90disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site

M70.91disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder

M70.911disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right shoulder

M70.912disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left shoulder

M70.919disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified shoulder

M70.92disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm

M70.921disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right upper arm

M70.922disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left upper arm

M70.929disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified upper arm

M70.93disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm

M70.931disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right forearm

M70.932disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left forearm

M70.939disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified forearm

M70.94disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of hand

M70.941disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right hand

M70.942disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left hand

M70.949disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified hand

M70.95disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of thigh

M70.951disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right thigh

M70.952disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left thigh

M70.959disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified thigh

M70.96disorder related to use, overuse and pressure lower leg

M70.961disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right lower leg

M70.962disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left lower leg

M70.969disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified lower leg

M70.97disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and foot

M70.971disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right ankle and foot

M70.972disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left ankle and foot

M70.979disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified ankle and foot

M70.98disorder related to use, overuse and pressure other

M70.99disorder related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sites

Related Categories

M71Other bursopathies M72Fibroblastic disorders M75Shoulder lesions M76Enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding foot M77Other enthesopathies M79Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified