ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M70-M79 › M79.1 Myalgia › M79.18
M79.18
Myalgia, other site
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2019 to now.
- FY2019 Added to the code set Myalgia, other site
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 M79 Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
Excludes1 - never coded here
- psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8)
- soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41)
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.
- Pain
- Pain > muscle
- Pain > rheumatoid, muscular
- Syndrome > complex regional pain
- Pain > myofascial
- Pain > musculoskeletal
- Syndrome > myofascial pain
- Myalgia > site specified NEC
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M79.10 | Myalgia, unspecified site | Valid |
| M79.11 | Myalgia of mastication muscle | Valid |
| M79.12 | Myalgia of auxiliary muscles, head and neck | Valid |