FY2027 ICD-10-CM reference
M70: Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
By the HCC Buddy Coding Team
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Nonbillable heading. Verified against the official FY2027 order file.
More specific FY2027 codes
- M70.0: Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wristNonbillable heading
- M70.1: Bursitis of handNonbillable heading
- M70.2: Olecranon bursitisNonbillable heading
- M70.3: Other bursitis of elbowNonbillable heading
- M70.4: Prepatellar bursitisNonbillable heading
- M70.5: Other bursitis of kneeNonbillable heading
- M70.6: Trochanteric bursitisNonbillable heading
- M70.7: Other bursitis of hipNonbillable heading
- M70.8: Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressureNonbillable heading
- M70.9: Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressureNonbillable heading
FY2027 Tabular instructions
Instructions below include applicable chapter, section and parent-code notes. Each note identifies where it appears in the official source.
Instructional note
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
neoplasms (C00-D49)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Includes
soft tissue disorders of occupational origin
Source: M70 (category, direct).
Instructional note
external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)
Source: M70 (category, direct).
Excludes1
bursitis NOS (M71.9-)
Source: M70 (category, direct).
Excludes2
bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
Source: M70 (category, direct).
Excludes2
enthesopathies (M76-M77)
Source: M70 (category, direct).
Excludes2
pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
Source: M70 (category, direct).
Compare the FY2027 additions, removals and billable-status changes
What does M70 mean in FY2027?
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Is M70 billable in FY2027?
The FY2027 order file marks M70 as a nonbillable heading. Select a complete billable child code.
Does M70 map to an HCC?
Risk-model mapping is not applicable to this nonbillable heading. Check a complete billable child code.
Source: CMS FY2027 ICD-10-CM order file. Payment model: CMS CY 2027 Rate Announcement. Read the FY2027 Official Guidelines.
Review the FY2026 April edition