M79.5 - Residual foreign body in soft tissue
- Applicable to Residual foreign body in soft tissue
- The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM M79.5 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD10-CM version of M79.5 - other international versions of ICD10 M79.5 may differ.
- M79.5 is a Billable / Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Type 1 Excludes
- foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L92.3)
- foreign body granuloma of soft tissue (M60.2-)
Billable/Specific Code
The following codes above M79.5 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to M79.5:
- Chapter: M00-M99 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Section: M70-M79 - Other soft tissue disorders
- Category: M79 - Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
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