Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure - M70

This notation helps users understand the scope of a code M70 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.

Category Includes:

soft tissue disorders of occupational origin

Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "M70" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.

Use Additional:

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

Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.

Type 1 Excludes:

bursitis NOS (M71.9-)

Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.

Type 2 Excludes:

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

These ranges represents subcategories of Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure. The "M70" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.

Codes:

M70.0 - Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist
M70.03 - Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), wrist
M70.031 - Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right wrist
M70.032 - Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left wrist
M70.039 - Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified wrist
M70.04 - Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), hand
M70.041 - Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right hand
M70.042 - Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left hand
M70.049 - Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified hand
M70.1 - Bursitis of hand
M70.10 - Bursitis, unspecified hand
M70.11 - Bursitis, right hand
M70.12 - Bursitis, left hand
M70.2 - Olecranon bursitis
M70.20 - Olecranon bursitis, unspecified elbow
M70.21 - Olecranon bursitis, right elbow
M70.22 - Olecranon bursitis, left elbow
M70.3 - Other bursitis of elbow
M70.30 - Other bursitis of elbow, unspecified elbow
M70.31 - Other bursitis of elbow, right elbow
M70.32 - Other bursitis of elbow, left elbow
M70.4 - Prepatellar bursitis
M70.40 - Prepatellar bursitis, unspecified knee
M70.41 - Prepatellar bursitis, right knee
M70.42 - Prepatellar bursitis, left knee
M70.5 - Other bursitis of knee
M70.50 - Other bursitis of knee, unspecified knee
M70.51 - Other bursitis of knee, right knee
M70.52 - Other bursitis of knee, left knee
M70.6 - Trochanteric bursitis
M70.60 - Trochanteric bursitis, unspecified hip
M70.61 - Trochanteric bursitis, right hip
M70.62 - Trochanteric bursitis, left hip
M70.7 - Other bursitis of hip
M70.70 - Other bursitis of hip, unspecified hip
M70.71 - Other bursitis of hip, right hip
M70.72 - Other bursitis of hip, left hip
M70.8 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
M70.80 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site
M70.81 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder
M70.811 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right shoulder
M70.812 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left shoulder
M70.819 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified shoulder
M70.82 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm
M70.821 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right upper arm
M70.822 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left upper arm
M70.829 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified upper arms
M70.83 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm
M70.831 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right forearm
M70.832 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left forearm
M70.839 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified forearm
M70.84 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of hand
M70.841 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right hand
M70.842 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left hand
M70.849 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified hand
M70.85 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of thigh
M70.851 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right thigh
M70.852 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left thigh
M70.859 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified thigh
M70.86 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure lower leg
M70.861 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right lower leg
M70.862 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left lower leg
M70.869 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified leg
M70.87 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and foot
M70.871 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right ankle and foot
M70.872 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left ankle and foot
M70.879 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified ankle and foot
M70.88 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure other site
M70.89 - Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sites
M70.9 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure
M70.90 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site
M70.91 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder
M70.911 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right shoulder
M70.912 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left shoulder
M70.919 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified shoulder
M70.92 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm
M70.921 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right upper arm
M70.922 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left upper arm
M70.929 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified upper arm
M70.93 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm
M70.931 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right forearm
M70.932 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left forearm
M70.939 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified forearm
M70.94 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of hand
M70.941 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right hand
M70.942 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left hand
M70.949 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified hand
M70.95 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of thigh
M70.951 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right thigh
M70.952 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left thigh
M70.959 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified thigh
M70.96 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure lower leg
M70.961 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right lower leg
M70.962 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left lower leg
M70.969 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified lower leg
M70.97 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and foot
M70.971 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right ankle and foot
M70.972 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left ankle and foot
M70.979 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified ankle and foot
M70.98 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure other
M70.99 - Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sites