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M79.2 - Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified


The ICD 10 Code for Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified is listed as M79.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: M79.2
Description: Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
  • Excludes1: brachial radiculitis NOS (M54.1)
  • lumbosacral radiculitis NOS (M54.1)
  • mononeuropathies (G56-G58)
  • radiculitis NOS (M54.1)
  • sciatica (M54.3-M54.4)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
073 - Cranial & Peripheral Nerve Disorders W Mcc
074 - Cranial & Peripheral Nerve Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79)
Parent M79 - Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 729.2 - Neuralgia, neuritis, and radiculitis, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M79.2:
M79.0 - Rheumatism, unspecified
M79.1 - Myalgia
M79.3 - Panniculitis, unspecified
M79.4 - Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad
M79.5 - Residual foreign body in soft tissue
M79.6 - Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes
M79.7 - Fibromyalgia
M79.8 - Other specified soft tissue disorders
M79.9 - Soft tissue disorder, unspecified
M79.A - Nontraumatic compartment syndrome