ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M70-M79 › M70.8 Other soft tissue disorders... › M70.81
Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from M70 Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
Excludes1 - never coded here
- bursitis NOS (M71.9-)
Excludes2 - not included here
- bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
- enthesopathies (M76-M77)
- pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
Use additional code
- external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)
Includes
- soft tissue disorders of occupational origin
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Disorder > soft tissue > due to use, overuse and pressure > specified type NEC > shoulder region
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M70.80 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site | Valid |
| M70.82 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm | Not billable |
| M70.83 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm | Not billable |
| M70.84 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of hand | Not billable |
| M70.85 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of thigh | Not billable |
| M70.86 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure lower leg | Not billable |
| M70.87 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and foot | Not billable |
| M70.88 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure other site | Valid |
| M70.89 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sites | Valid |