M79.6
Header — not billablePain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes
The ICD-10 code for pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes is M79.6.
M79.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- pain in joint (M25.5-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M79.6
- M79.60Pain in limb, unspecifiednon-billable header
- M79.62Pain in upper armnon-billable header
- M79.63Pain in forearmnon-billable header
- M79.64Pain in hand and fingersnon-billable header
- M79.65Pain in thighnon-billable header
- M79.66Pain in lower legnon-billable header
- M79.67Pain in foot and toesnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- M79.0Rheumatism, unspecified
- M79.1Myalgianon-billable header
- M79.2Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
- M79.3Panniculitis, unspecified
- M79.4Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad
- M79.5Residual foreign body in soft tissue
- M79.7Fibromyalgia
- M79.8Other specified soft tissue disordersnon-billable header
- M79.9Soft tissue disorder, unspecified
- M79.ANontraumatic compartment syndromenon-billable header
- M79.6Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toesnon-billable header