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M79.81

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Nontraumatic hematoma of soft tissue

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

What This Code Means

A collection of blood in soft tissues (muscles, fat, connective tissue) that occurred without trauma, such as from bleeding disorders or anticoagulant use.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm the hematoma is nontraumatic; if trauma is documented, use a different code category
  • •Document the underlying cause (bleeding disorder, medication) when possible for complete coding

Code Hierarchy

└M79Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified└M79.8Other specified soft tissue disorders└M79.81Nontraumatic hematoma of soft tissue
└M79.81Nontraumatic hematoma of soft tissue

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