ICD-10-CM category
M70: Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
Codes under M70 (Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| M70.0 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist | — |
| M70.0 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist | — |
| M70.1 | Bursitis of hand | — |
| M70.1 | Bursitis of hand | — |
| M70.2 | Olecranon bursitis | — |
| M70.2 | Olecranon bursitis | — |
| M70.03 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), wrist | — |
| M70.03 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), wrist | — |
| M70.3 | Other bursitis of elbow | — |
| M70.3 | Other bursitis of elbow | — |
| M70.04 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), hand | — |
| M70.04 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), hand | — |
| M70.4 | Prepatellar bursitis | — |
| M70.4 | Prepatellar bursitis | — |
| M70.5 | Other bursitis of knee | — |
| M70.5 | Other bursitis of knee | — |
| M70.6 | Trochanteric bursitis | — |
| M70.6 | Trochanteric bursitis | — |
| M70.7 | Other bursitis of hip | — |
| M70.7 | Other bursitis of hip | — |
| M70.8 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure | — |
| M70.8 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure | — |
| M70.9 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure | — |
| M70.9 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure | — |
| M70.10 | Bursitis, unspecified hand | ✓ |
| M70.10 | Bursitis, unspecified hand | ✓ |
| M70.11 | Bursitis, right hand | ✓ |
| M70.11 | Bursitis, right hand | ✓ |
| M70.12 | Bursitis, left hand | ✓ |
| M70.12 | Bursitis, left hand | ✓ |
| M70.20 | Olecranon bursitis, unspecified elbow | ✓ |
| M70.20 | Olecranon bursitis, unspecified elbow | ✓ |
| M70.21 | Olecranon bursitis, right elbow | ✓ |
| M70.21 | Olecranon bursitis, right elbow | ✓ |
| M70.22 | Olecranon bursitis, left elbow | ✓ |
| M70.22 | Olecranon bursitis, left elbow | ✓ |
| M70.30 | Other bursitis of elbow, unspecified elbow | ✓ |
| M70.30 | Other bursitis of elbow, unspecified elbow | ✓ |
| M70.031 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right wrist | ✓ |
| M70.031 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right wrist | ✓ |
| M70.31 | Other bursitis of elbow, right elbow | ✓ |
| M70.31 | Other bursitis of elbow, right elbow | ✓ |
| M70.032 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left wrist | ✓ |
| M70.032 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left wrist | ✓ |
| M70.32 | Other bursitis of elbow, left elbow | ✓ |
| M70.32 | Other bursitis of elbow, left elbow | ✓ |
| M70.039 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified wrist | ✓ |
| M70.039 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified wrist | ✓ |
| M70.40 | Prepatellar bursitis, unspecified knee | ✓ |
| M70.40 | Prepatellar bursitis, unspecified knee | ✓ |
| M70.041 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right hand | ✓ |
| M70.041 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), right hand | ✓ |
| M70.41 | Prepatellar bursitis, right knee | ✓ |
| M70.41 | Prepatellar bursitis, right knee | ✓ |
| M70.042 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left hand | ✓ |
| M70.042 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), left hand | ✓ |
| M70.42 | Prepatellar bursitis, left knee | ✓ |
| M70.42 | Prepatellar bursitis, left knee | ✓ |
| M70.049 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified hand | ✓ |
| M70.049 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified hand | ✓ |
| M70.50 | Other bursitis of knee, unspecified knee | ✓ |
| M70.50 | Other bursitis of knee, unspecified knee | ✓ |
| M70.51 | Other bursitis of knee, right knee | ✓ |
| M70.51 | Other bursitis of knee, right knee | ✓ |
| M70.52 | Other bursitis of knee, left knee | ✓ |
| M70.52 | Other bursitis of knee, left knee | ✓ |
| M70.60 | Trochanteric bursitis, unspecified hip | ✓ |
| M70.60 | Trochanteric bursitis, unspecified hip | ✓ |
| M70.61 | Trochanteric bursitis, right hip | ✓ |
| M70.61 | Trochanteric bursitis, right hip | ✓ |
| M70.62 | Trochanteric bursitis, left hip | ✓ |
| M70.62 | Trochanteric bursitis, left hip | ✓ |
| M70.70 | Other bursitis of hip, unspecified hip | ✓ |
| M70.70 | Other bursitis of hip, unspecified hip | ✓ |
| M70.71 | Other bursitis of hip, right hip | ✓ |
| M70.71 | Other bursitis of hip, right hip | ✓ |
| M70.72 | Other bursitis of hip, left hip | ✓ |
| M70.72 | Other bursitis of hip, left hip | ✓ |
| M70.80 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site | ✓ |
| 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 | — |
| M70.81 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder | — |
| M70.82 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm | — |
| M70.82 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm | — |
| M70.83 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm | — |
| M70.83 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm | — |
| M70.84 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of hand | — |
| M70.84 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of hand | — |
| M70.85 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of thigh | — |
| M70.85 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of thigh | — |
| M70.86 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure lower leg | — |
| M70.86 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure lower leg | — |
| M70.87 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and foot | — |
| M70.87 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and foot | — |
| M70.88 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure other site | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| M70.89 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sites | ✓ |
| M70.90 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified site | ✓ |
| 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 | — |
| M70.91 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulder | — |
| M70.92 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm | — |
| M70.92 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of upper arm | — |
| M70.93 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm | — |
| M70.93 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of forearm | — |
| M70.94 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of hand | — |
| M70.94 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of hand | — |
| M70.95 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of thigh | — |
| M70.95 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of thigh | — |
| M70.96 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure lower leg | — |
| M70.96 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure lower leg | — |
| M70.97 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and foot | — |
| M70.97 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and foot | — |
| M70.98 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure other | ✓ |
| M70.98 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure other | ✓ |
| M70.99 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sites | ✓ |
| M70.99 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sites | ✓ |
| M70.811 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right 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 | ✓ |
| M70.812 | 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 | ✓ |
| M70.819 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified shoulder | ✓ |
| M70.821 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right 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 | ✓ |
| M70.822 | 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 | ✓ |
| M70.829 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified upper arms | ✓ |
| M70.831 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right 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 | ✓ |
| M70.832 | 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 | ✓ |
| M70.839 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified forearm | ✓ |
| M70.841 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right 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 | ✓ |
| M70.842 | 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 | ✓ |
| M70.849 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified hand | ✓ |
| M70.851 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right 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 | ✓ |
| M70.852 | 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 | ✓ |
| M70.859 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified thigh | ✓ |
| M70.861 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right 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 | ✓ |
| M70.862 | 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 | ✓ |
| M70.869 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified leg | ✓ |
| M70.871 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, right 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 | ✓ |
| M70.872 | 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 | ✓ |
| M70.879 | Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M70.911 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right shoulder | ✓ |
| M70.911 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right shoulder | ✓ |
| M70.912 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left shoulder | ✓ |
| M70.912 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left shoulder | ✓ |
| M70.919 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified shoulder | ✓ |
| M70.919 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified shoulder | ✓ |
| M70.921 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right upper arm | ✓ |
| M70.921 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right upper arm | ✓ |
| M70.922 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left upper arm | ✓ |
| M70.922 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left upper arm | ✓ |
| M70.929 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified upper arm | ✓ |
| M70.929 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified upper arm | ✓ |
| M70.931 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right forearm | ✓ |
| M70.931 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right forearm | ✓ |
| M70.932 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left forearm | ✓ |
| M70.932 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left forearm | ✓ |
| M70.939 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified forearm | ✓ |
| M70.939 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified forearm | ✓ |
| M70.941 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right hand | ✓ |
| M70.941 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right hand | ✓ |
| M70.942 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left hand | ✓ |
| M70.942 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left hand | ✓ |
| M70.949 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified hand | ✓ |
| M70.949 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified hand | ✓ |
| M70.951 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right thigh | ✓ |
| M70.951 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right thigh | ✓ |
| M70.952 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left thigh | ✓ |
| M70.952 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left thigh | ✓ |
| M70.959 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified thigh | ✓ |
| M70.959 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified thigh | ✓ |
| M70.961 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right lower leg | ✓ |
| M70.961 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right lower leg | ✓ |
| M70.962 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left lower leg | ✓ |
| M70.962 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left lower leg | ✓ |
| M70.969 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified lower leg | ✓ |
| M70.969 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified lower leg | ✓ |
| M70.971 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M70.971 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, right ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M70.972 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M70.972 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, left ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M70.979 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M70.979 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure, unspecified ankle and foot | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10-CM code M70?
M70 is an ICD-10-CM category covering Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure. It contains 202 more specific diagnosis codes, 150 of which are billable.
Is M70 a billable code?
No — M70 is a category header and isn't billable on its own. Code to the highest level of specificity using one of its subcodes (for example M70.0 — Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist). 150 of the 202 codes under M70 are billable.
What codes fall under M70?
M70 includes M70.0, M70.0, M70.1, M70.1, M70.2, plus 197 more. See the full list with descriptions and billable status above.
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