M79.652 is the authoritative medical code for Pain in left thigh. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for pain in left thigh (ICD-10-CM M79.652), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Pain in left thigh is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M79.652. Excludes1 (not coded here): psychogenic rheumatism F45.8; soft tissue pain, psychogenic F45.41. Excludes2 (not included here): pain in joint M25.5-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M79.652 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- psychogenic rheumatism F45.8
- soft tissue pain, psychogenic F45.41
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with M79.652?
Per Excludes1 instructions, M79.652 must not be reported with: psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8); soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41).
Can M79.652 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, M79.652 and the following may both be reported when both are present: pain in joint (M25.5-).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as M79.652, with their registry titles.
- M79 — Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
- M79.0 — Rheumatism, unspecified
- M79.1 — Myalgia
- M79.10 — Myalgia, unspecified site
- M79.11 — Myalgia of mastication muscle
- M79.12 — Myalgia of auxiliary muscles, head and neck
- M79.18 — Myalgia, other site
- M79.2 — Neuralgia and neuritis, unspecified
- M79.3 — Panniculitis, unspecified
- M79.4 — Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad
- M79.5 — Residual foreign body in soft tissue
- M79.6 — Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes
- M79.60 — Pain in limb, unspecified
- M79.601 — Pain in right arm
- M79.602 — Pain in left arm
- M79.603 — Pain in arm, unspecified
- M79.604 — Pain in right leg
- M79.605 — Pain in left leg
- M79.606 — Pain in leg, unspecified
- M79.609 — Pain in unspecified limb
- M79.62 — Pain in upper arm
- M79.621 — Pain in right upper arm
- M79.622 — Pain in left upper arm
- M79.629 — Pain in unspecified upper arm
- M79.63 — Pain in forearm
- M79.631 — Pain in right forearm
- M79.632 — Pain in left forearm
- M79.639 — Pain in unspecified forearm
- M79.64 — Pain in hand and fingers
- M79.641 — Pain in right hand
- M79.642 — Pain in left hand
- M79.643 — Pain in unspecified hand
- M79.644 — Pain in right finger(s)
- M79.645 — Pain in left finger(s)
- M79.646 — Pain in unspecified finger(s)
- M79.65 — Pain in thigh
- M79.651 — Pain in right thigh
- M79.659 — Pain in unspecified thigh
- M79.66 — Pain in lower leg
- M79.661 — Pain in right lower leg
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