ICD-10-CM

Non-billable

M62

Classification

Category:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

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Coding Guidance

M62 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

Excludes 1

Excludes 2

nontraumatic hematoma of muscle

M79.81

arthropathic psoriasis

L40.5

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

P04-P96

certain infectious and parasitic diseases

A00-B99

compartment syndrome (traumatic)

T79.A

complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

O00-O9A

congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities

Q00-Q99

endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

E00-E88

injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

S00-T88

neoplasms

C00-D49

symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

R00-R94

Use Additional Code

From M00-M99

Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

More Specific Codes

M62.0

Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)

M62.1

Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic)

M62.2

Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle

M62.3

Immobility syndrome (paraplegic)

M62.4

Contracture of muscle

M62.5

Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified

M62.8

Other specified disorders of muscle

M62.9

Disorder of muscle, unspecified

External Resources

2025 ICD-10 guidelines from CMS.gov