M79.A

Nontraumatic compartment syndrome

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

M79M79.A

Chapter: 13. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Section: M70-M79 - Other soft tissue disorders

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with M79.A

compartment syndrome NOS (T79.A-)
M79.7 - fibromyalgia (M79.7)
nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-)
traumatic compartment syndrome (T79.A-)

Code First

, if applicable, associated postprocedural complication

Specific Codes (4)

M79.A1Category

Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity

M79.A2Category

Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity

M79.A3Billable

Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen

M79.A9Billable

Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of other sites

Related Codes

M79.0Billable

Rheumatism, unspecified

M79.1Category

Myalgia

M79.2Billable

Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified

M79.3Billable

Panniculitis, unspecified

M79.4Billable

Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad

M79.5Billable

Residual foreign body in soft tissue

M79.6Category

Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes

M79.7Billable

Fibromyalgia

M79.8Category

Other specified soft tissue disorders

M79.9Billable

Soft tissue disorder, unspecified