M79.62Pain in upper arm

M79.62 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for pain in upper arm. It belongs to category M79 (other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified), block M70-M79 (other soft tissue disorders) and chapter 13 (diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M79.6 (pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes), M79.62 is specifically for pain in upper arm. Related codes cover limb, unspecified (M79.60), forearm (M79.63), hand and fingers (M79.64), thigh (M79.65), lower leg (M79.66) and foot and toes (M79.67).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M79.621 (arm), M79.622 (arm) and M79.629 (arm).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.