ICD-10 Code for Panniculitis
Also indexed as (nodular) (nonsuppurative)
The ICD-10-CM code for panniculitis is M79.3 — Panniculitis, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for panniculitis with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
M79.3 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which panniculitis code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 14 codes under Panniculitis. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
Panniculitis back
| cervical region | M54.02 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervical region | |
| cervicothoracic region | M54.03 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervicothoracic region | |
| lumbar region | M54.06 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbar region | |
| lumbosacral region | M54.07 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbosacral region | |
| multiple sites | M54.09 | Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine | |
| occipito-atlanto-axial region | M54.01 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, occipito-atlanto-axial region | |
| sacrococcygeal region | M54.08 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | |
| thoracic region | M54.04 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracic region | |
| thoracolumbar region | M54.05 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracolumbar region |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources