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ICD-10-CM Code for Pain in right leg M79.604

ICD-10 code M79.604 for Pain in right leg is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .

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Official Long Descriptor

Pain in right leg
Pain in right lower limb NOS

M79.6

Excludes2: pain in joint (M25.5-)

M79

Excludes1: psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8)
soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41)

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