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ICD-10-CM Code for Pain in lower leg M79.66

ICD-10 code M79.66 for Pain in lower leg is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .

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Official Long Descriptor

Pain in lower leg

M79.6

Excludes2: pain in joint (M25.5-)

M79

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

 
M79.66 Pain in lower leg
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Pain in right lower leg
Child Code
Pain in left lower leg
Child Code
Pain in unspecified lower leg

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