M79.5✓ Billable

Residual foreign body in soft tissue

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to M79.5 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Foreign body, in, soft tissue (residual)Foreign body, old or residual, soft tissue (residual)Foreign body, retained (old) (nonmagnetic) (in), soft tissue

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L92.3)
  • •foreign body granuloma of soft tissue (M60.2-)

Code Hierarchy

┌13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)├M70-M79Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79)├M79Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
└M79.5Residual foreign body in soft tissue

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