Rheumatism, unspecified (M79.0)

M79.0

ICD-10-CM Code for Rheumatism, unspecified M79.0

ICD-10 code M79.0 for Rheumatism, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .

Official Long Descriptor

Rheumatism, unspecified

Excludes1: fibromyalgia (M79.7)
palindromic rheumatism (M12.3-)

M79

Excludes1: psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8)
soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41)

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