ICD-10-CM Code M79.62
Pain in upper arm
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M79.62 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of M79.62 that describes the diagnosis 'pain in upper arm' in more detail.
- M79.62 Pain in upper arm NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M79.621 Pain in right upper arm
- BILLABLE M79.622 Pain in left upper arm
- BILLABLE M79.629 Pain in unspecified upper arm
Coding Notes for M79.62 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Pain in axillary region
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M79.62 - Pain in upper arm'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M79.62. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M79.6 - Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes