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M79.12

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Myalgia of auxiliary muscles, head and neck

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Muscle pain in the supporting muscles of the head and neck region, excluding the main chewing muscles.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for neck, shoulder, and accessory muscles of respiration in the head and neck area
  • •Distinguish from M79.11 which is specific to mastication muscles

Code Hierarchy

└M79Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified└M79.1Myalgia└M79.12Myalgia of auxiliary muscles, head and neck
└M79.12Myalgia of auxiliary muscles, head and neck

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