Chapter 13

M00–M99: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter 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)
Internal Codes
  • M70.40

    Prepatellar bursitis, unspecified knee

  • M70.41

    Prepatellar bursitis, right knee

  • M70.42

    Prepatellar bursitis, left knee

  • M70.5

    Other bursitis of knee

  • M70.50

    Other bursitis of knee, unspecified knee

  • M70.51

    Other bursitis of knee, right knee

  • M70.52

    Other bursitis of knee, left knee

  • M70.6

    Trochanteric bursitis

  • M70.60

    Trochanteric bursitis, unspecified hip

  • M70.61

    Trochanteric bursitis, right hip

  • M70.62

    Trochanteric bursitis, left hip

  • M70.7

    Other bursitis of hip

  • M70.70

    Other bursitis of hip, unspecified hip

  • M70.71

    Other bursitis of hip, right hip

  • M70.72

    Other bursitis of hip, left hip

  • M70.8

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

  • M70.80

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site

  • M70.81

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder

  • M70.811

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right shoulder

  • M70.812

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left shoulder

  • M70.819

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified shoulder

  • M70.82

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm

  • M70.821

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right upper arm

  • M70.822

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left upper arm

  • M70.829

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified upper arms

  • M70.83

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm

  • M70.831

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right forearm

  • M70.832

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left forearm

  • M70.839

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified forearm

  • M70.84

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of hand

  • M70.841

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right hand

  • M70.842

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left hand

  • M70.849

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified hand

  • M70.85

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of thigh

  • M70.851

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right thigh

  • M70.852

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left thigh

  • M70.859

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified thigh

  • M70.86

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure lower leg

  • M70.861

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right lower leg

  • M70.862

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left lower leg

  • M70.869

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified leg

  • M70.87

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and foot

  • M70.871

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right ankle and foot

  • M70.872

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, left ankle and foot

  • M70.879

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified ankle and foot

  • M70.88

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure other site

  • M70.89

    Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sites

  • M70.9

    Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure

  • M70.90

    Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site

  • M70.91

    Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder

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