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
  • M79.60

    Pain in limb, unspecified

  • M79.601

    Pain in right arm

  • M79.602

    Pain in left arm

  • M79.603

    Pain in arm, unspecified

  • M79.604

    Pain in right leg

  • M79.605

    Pain in left leg

  • M79.606

    Pain in leg, unspecified

  • M79.609

    Pain in unspecified limb

  • M79.62

    Pain in upper arm

  • M79.621

    Pain in right upper arm

  • M79.622

    Pain in left upper arm

  • M79.629

    Pain in unspecified upper arm

  • M79.63

    Pain in forearm

  • M79.631

    Pain in right forearm

  • M79.632

    Pain in left forearm

  • M79.639

    Pain in unspecified forearm

  • M79.64

    Pain in hand and fingers

  • M79.641

    Pain in right hand

  • M79.642

    Pain in left hand

  • M79.643

    Pain in unspecified hand

  • M79.644

    Pain in right finger(s)

  • M79.645

    Pain in left finger(s)

  • M79.646

    Pain in unspecified finger(s)

  • M79.65

    Pain in thigh

  • M79.651

    Pain in right thigh

  • M79.652

    Pain in left thigh

  • M79.659

    Pain in unspecified thigh

  • M79.66

    Pain in lower leg

  • M79.661

    Pain in right lower leg

  • M79.662

    Pain in left lower leg

  • M79.669

    Pain in unspecified lower leg

  • M79.67

    Pain in foot and toes

  • M79.671

    Pain in right foot

  • M79.672

    Pain in left foot

  • M79.673

    Pain in unspecified foot

  • M79.674

    Pain in right toe(s)

  • M79.675

    Pain in left toe(s)

  • M79.676

    Pain in unspecified toe(s)

  • M79.7

    Fibromyalgia

  • M79.8

    Other specified soft tissue disorders

  • M79.81

    Nontraumatic hematoma of soft tissue

  • M79.89

    Other specified soft tissue disorders

  • M79.9

    Soft tissue disorder, unspecified

  • M79.A

    Nontraumatic compartment syndrome

  • M79.A1

    Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity

  • M79.A11

    Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity

  • M79.A12

    Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity

  • M79.A19

    Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity

  • M79.A2

    Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity

  • M79.A21

    Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremity

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