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ICD-10-CM Code for Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site M70.80

ICD-10 code M70.80 for Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .

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Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site

M70

Includes: soft tissue disorders of occupational origin

Excludes1: bursitis NOS (M71.9-)

Excludes2: bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
enthesopathies (M76-M77)
pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)

Use additional external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)

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Trigger Finger procedure
Hi Chankim:) Trigger finger R dx is M65.351 and CPT 26145. Add modifier RT on claim. If providers note say due to overuse of finger add dx M70.841 or look at dx block X50. I hope this helps you. L... [ Read More ]
Denials on 20610
Is anyone getting denials on 20610? (This was to Aetna/Coventry Medicare). I billed a 20610 RT and J3301 x 4 with dx M70.61. The denial was 1952 ( No valid LCD). I go to check the LCD for 20610 and it... [ Read More ]
is an injury code needed?
I don't think that coding M70.22 is incorrect, but it would be incomplete since it does not capture the information that the provider has indicated by stating that the bursitis is 'traumatic', i.e. th... [ Read More ]
is an injury code needed?
I agree with your code selection, M70.22 is good enough.... [ Read More ]
is an injury code needed?
Patient fell and hurt elbow. Provider gives a dx of left traumatic olecranon bursitis. M70.22 is the best I could find. Now a fellow coder says that we also need to add a 'unspecified injury' since t... [ Read More ]
Distal Bicep Tendinitis coding bicep tendinitis ortho specialty coding orthopedic coding
I am new to orthopedic coding, still learning. Can anyone help? Pt has LT Distal bicep tendinitis but I only see an ICD-10-CM code for Proximal bicep tendinitis (M75.22--Bicipital tendinitis, left sho... [ Read More ]
Hoffa's Fat Pad Disease is a Metabolic Disorder??
[url]http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/M00-M99/M70-M79/M79-/M79.4[/url] [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrapatellar_fat_pad[/url] Peace @_* Does this help?... [ Read More ]
mutually exclusive codes mutually exclusive
I am trying to bill code M65.341 (trigger finger) and M70.61 (bursitis of hip) and my billing program is generating an edit stating that these codes cannot be billed together bc they are mutually excl... [ Read More ]
right rotator cuff tendinitis ICD10
Would someone please help me with a diagnosis code for this. It is not specified as calcified. I have been researching and some web sites say this term is synonymous with shoulder impingement. May I h... [ Read More ]
Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
I am also having a hard time with this one. If the tendinitis is stated as calcific, then I use that code, but when the doctor documents "rotator cuff tendinitis, right shoulder" I am unsure of the co... [ Read More ]
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