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M79.3 - Panniculitis, unspecified


The ICD 10 Code for Panniculitis, unspecified is listed as M79.3.
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: M79.3
Description: Panniculitis, unspecified
  • Excludes1: lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
  • neck and back panniculitis (M54.0-)
  • relapsing [Weber-Christian] panniculitis (M35.6)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
606 - Minor Skin Disorders W Mcc
607 - Minor Skin 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: 729.30 - Panniculitis, unspecified site (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M79.3:
M79.0 - Rheumatism, unspecified
M79.1 - Myalgia
M79.2 - Neuralgia and neuritis, 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