- M72.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM M72.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M72.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 M72.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM M72.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
Applicable To
- Abscess of fascia
- Fasciitis NEC
- Other infective fasciitis
Type 1 Excludes
- diffuse (eosinophilic) fasciitis (M35.4)
- necrotizing fasciitis (M72.6)
- nodular fasciitis (M72.4)
- perirenal fasciitis NOS (N13.5)
- perirenal fasciitis with infection (N13.6)
- plantar fasciitis (M72.2)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M72.8:
- fascia > Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
- fascia (lata) (postural) > Contraction, contracture, contracted (s)
- specified NEC > fibroblastic M72.9
- infective > Fasciitis M72.9
- specified NEC > Fasciitis M72.9
- traumatic (old) > Fasciitis M72.9
- specified NEC > Fibromatosis M72.9