RHEUMATISM, EXCLUDING THE BACK (725-729)
Includes:
disorders of muscles and tendons and their attachments, and of other soft tissues
729 Other disorders of soft tissues
Excludes:
acroparesthesia (443.89)
carpal tunnel syndrome (354.0)
disorders of the back (720.0-724.9)
entrapment syndromes (354.0-355.9)
palindromic rheumatism (719.3)
periarthritis (726.0-726.9)
psychogenic rheumatism (306.0)
729.0: Rheumatism, unspecified and fibrositis
729.1: Myalgia and myositis, unspecified
Fibromyositis NOS
729.2: Neuralgia, neuritis, and radiculitis, unspecified
Excludes:
brachia radiculitis (723.4)
cervical radiculitis (723.4)
lumbosacral radiculitis (724.4)
mononeuritis (354.0-355.9)
radiculitis due to intervertebral disc involvement (722.0-722.2, 722.7)
sciatica (724.3)
729.3: Panniculitis, unspecified
729.4: Fasciitis, unspecified
Excludes:
necrotizing fasciitis (728.86)
nodular fasciitis (728.79)
729.5: Pain in limb
729.6: Residual foreign body in soft tissue
Use additional code to identify foreign body (V90.01-V90.9)
Excludes:
foreign body granuloma:
muscle (728.82)
skin and subcutaneous tissue (709.4)
729.7: Nontraumatic compartment syndrome
Code first, if applicable, postprocedural complication (998.89)
Excludes:
compartment syndrome NOS (958.90)
traumatic compartment syndrome (958.90-958.99)
729.8: Other musculoskeletal symptoms referable to limbs
729.9: Other and unspecified disorders of soft tissue

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