M70.93

Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm

Non-billable header

M70.93 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M70)

  • soft tissue disorders of occupational origin
  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M70)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M70)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M70)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M70)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M70)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M70)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M70)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M70)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M70)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M70)
  • bursitis of shoulder (M75.5) (from M70)
  • enthesopathies (M76-M77) (from M70)
  • pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-) (from M70)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-) (from M70)

Also known as

  • Disorder, soft tissue, due to use, overuse and pressure, forearm

Parent code

  • M70.9Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressureHeader

More specific codes M70.93

  • M70.931Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right forearmBillable
  • M70.932Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left forearmBillable
  • M70.939Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified forearmBillable

Related codes

  • M70.90Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified siteBillable
  • M70.91Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulderHeader
  • M70.92Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of upper armHeader
  • M70.94Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of handHeader
  • M70.95Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of thighHeader
  • M70.96Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure lower legHeader
  • M70.97Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and footHeader
  • M70.98Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure otherBillable
  • M70.99Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sitesBillable

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