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M79.5

Billable
ChapterM00–M99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Residual foreign body in soft tissue

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L92.3)
  • foreign body granuloma of soft tissue (M60.2-)
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
M70-M79Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79)
M79Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
M79.5Residual foreign body in soft tissueBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to M79.5:

categoryM79
Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
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chapterCH13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 564
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with MCC
DRG 565
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with CC
DRG 566
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses without CC/MCC

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