Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 729.89
Other musculoskeletal symptoms referable to limbs
  • Short description: Muscskel sympt limb NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 729.89 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 729.89 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 729.89.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 729.89: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 729.89 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R29.898 Other symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system
Approximate Synonyms
  • Absent muscle function
  • Arm weakness, both sides
  • Central muscle fatigue
  • Cheiropathy due to type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Cheiropathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Complaining of ankle symptom
  • Complaining of foot symptom
  • Diabetes type 1 with cheiropathy
  • Diabetes type 2 with cheiropathy
  • DM 1 w diabetic cheiropathy
  • DM 2 w diabetic cheiropathy
  • High frequency muscle fatigue
  • Hypertrophy of upper limb
  • Late effects of stroke, weakness of arms, legs
  • Leg weakness
  • Leg weakness, both sides
  • Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb
  • Localized swelling, mass and lump, upper limb
  • Low frequency muscle fatigue
  • Lump on extremities
  • Mass of axilla
  • Mass of foot
  • Mass of knee
  • Mass of lower limb
  • Mass of musculoskeletal structure
  • Mass of palm
  • Mass of shin
  • Mass of shoulder region
  • Mass of toe
  • Mass of upper limb
  • Monoparesis - arm
  • Monoparesis - leg
  • Muscle fatigue
  • Muscle mass of bilat arms
  • Muscle mass of bilat legs
  • Muscle mass of bilateral arms
  • Muscle mass of bilateral legs
  • Muscle mass of left arm
  • Muscle mass of left leg
  • Muscle mass of limb
  • Muscle mass of right arm
  • Muscle mass of right leg
  • On examination - asymmetrical thigh creases
  • On examination - sign - ankle/foot
  • On examination - sign - lower limb
  • Paresis of lower extremity (finding)
  • Paresis, leg
  • Peripheral muscle fatigue
  • Rheumatic fever nodule
  • Swelling of buttock
  • Upper limb tension
  • Weakness as late effects of cerebrovascular accident
  • Weakness of arm
  • Weakness of bilat arms
  • Weakness of bilat legs
  • Weakness of bilateral legs
  • Weakness of both arms
  • Weakness of extremities as late effect of CVA
  • Weakness of extremities as late effect of stroke (disorder)
  • Weakness of extremities as sequela of stroke
  • Weakness of extremities, late effect of stroke
  • Weakness of extremities, late effects of stroke
  • Weakness of hand
  • Weakness of left arm
  • Weakness of left leg
  • Weakness of right arm
  • Weakness of right leg
  • Wrist symptom
729.89 Excludes
  • abnormality of gait (781.2)
  • tetany (781.7)
  • transient paralysis of limb (781.4)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 729.89:
  • Cheiromegaly 729.89
  • Fatigue 780.79
    • muscle 729.89
    • postural 729.89
    • posture 729.89
  • Mass
    • muscle (limb) 729.89
  • Node(s) - see also Nodules
    • rheumatic 729.89
  • Nodule(s), nodular
    • rheumatic 729.89
  • Symptoms, specified (general) NEC 780.99
    • limbs NEC 729.89
    • musculoskeletal NEC 781.99
      • limbs NEC 729.89
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