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729.6 - Residual Foreign Body In Soft Tissue


The ICD 9 Code for Residual foreign body in soft tissue is listed as 729.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 729.6
Long Description: Residual foreign body in soft tissue
Short Description: Old FB in soft tissue
Chapter: Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue
Block: Rheumatism, Excluding The Back (725-729)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: M79.5 - Residual foreign body in soft tissue
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 729.6:
729.0 - Rheumatism, unspecified and fibrositis
729.1 - Myalgia and myositis, unspecified
729.2 - Neuralgia, neuritis, and radiculitis, unspecified
729.4 - Fasciitis, unspecified
729.5 - Pain in limb