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M70

Non-Billable
ChapterM00–M99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 10 non-billable)
M70.0Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wristhas subcodesM70.1Bursitis of handhas subcodesM70.2Olecranon bursitishas subcodesM70.3Other bursitis of elbowhas subcodesM70.4Prepatellar bursitishas subcodesM70.5Other bursitis of kneehas subcodesM70.6Trochanteric bursitishas subcodesM70.7Other bursitis of hiphas subcodesM70.8Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressurehas subcodesM70.9Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressurehas subcodes
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).

CH13 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • soft tissue disorders of occupational origin
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
M70-M79Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79)
M70Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressureNot billable
M70.0Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wristSubcodes
M70.1Bursitis of handSubcodes
M70.2Olecranon bursitisSubcodes
M70.3Other bursitis of elbowSubcodes
M70.4Prepatellar bursitisSubcodes
M70.5Other bursitis of kneeSubcodes
M70.6Trochanteric bursitisSubcodes
M70.7Other bursitis of hipSubcodes
M70.8Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressureSubcodes
M70.9Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressureSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to M70:

chapterCH13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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