M70
ICD-10Non-billable categorySoft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
M70 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- soft tissue disorders of occupational origin
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- bursitis NOS (M71.9-)
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
- enthesopathies (M76-M77)
- pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
Use additional code
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)
More specific codes under M70
- M70.0Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wristcategory
- M70.1Bursitis of handcategory
- M70.2Olecranon bursitiscategory
- M70.3Other bursitis of elbowcategory
- M70.4Prepatellar bursitiscategory
- M70.5Other bursitis of kneecategory
- M70.6Trochanteric bursitiscategory
- M70.7Other bursitis of hipcategory
- M70.8Oth soft tissue disorders related to use/pressurecategory
- M70.9Unsp soft tissue disorder related to use/pressurecategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.