729.6 OLD FB IN SOFT TISSUE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 729.6

Short Description: Old FB in soft tissue

Long Description: Residual foreign body in soft tissue

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
    • Rheumatism, excluding the back (725-729)
      • 729 Other disorders of soft tissues
        • 729.6 Old FB in soft tissue

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 729.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Foreign body
    • in
      • soft tissue (residual) 729.6
    • old or residual
      • muscle 729.6
        • ocular 376.6
      • skin 729.6
        • with granuloma 709.4
      • soft tissue 729.6
        • with granuloma 709.4
      • subcutaneous tissue 729.6
        • with granuloma 709.4
    • retained (old) (nonmagnetic) (in) V90.9
      • muscle 729.6
      • skin 729.6
        • with granuloma 709.4
      • soft tissue 729.6
        • with granuloma 709.4
      • subcutaneous tissue 729.6
        • with granuloma 709.4
  • Retention, retained
    • foreign body - see also Foreign body, retained
      • muscle 729.6
      • soft tissue NEC 729.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 729.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
729.6 Right Arrow M79.5 Residual foreign body in soft tissue
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
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729.2 Neuralgia, neuritis, and radiculitis, unspecified
729.30 Panniculitis, unspecified site
729.31 Hypertrophy of fat pad, knee
729.39 Panniculitis, other site
729.4 Fasciitis, unspecified
729.5 Pain in limb
729.71 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
729.72 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
729.73 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
729.79 Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of other sites
729.81 Swelling of limb
729.82 Cramp of limb
729.89 Other musculoskeletal symptoms referable to limbs
729.90 Disorders of soft tissue, unspecified
729.91 Post-traumatic seroma
729.92 Nontraumatic hematoma of soft tissue
729.99 Other disorders of soft tissue


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