M79.2
ICD-10BillableNeuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
M79.2 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- brachial radiculitis NOS (M54.1)
- lumbosacral radiculitis NOS (M54.1)
- mononeuropathies (G56-G58)
- radiculitis NOS (M54.1)
- sciatica (M54.3-M54.4)
Related codes in M79
- M79.0Rheumatism, unspecified
- M79.1Myalgiacategory
- M79.3Panniculitis, unspecified
- M79.4Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad
- M79.5Residual foreign body in soft tissue
- M79.6Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toescategory
- M79.7Fibromyalgia
- M79.ANontraumatic compartment syndromecategory
- M79.8Other specified soft tissue disorderscategory
- M79.9Soft tissue disorder, unspecified
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- M79
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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.