M62
Header — not billable
Other disorders of muscle
Other disorders of muscle
M62 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
M62.3
Immobility syndrome (paraplegic)
M62.9 M62.3 identifies immobility syndrome in the context of paraplegia or prolonged immobilization — a condition in which chronic lack of movement leads to secondary musculoskeletal deterioration including muscle atrophy, contracture, and joint stiffness.
Disorder of muscle, unspecified
M62.9 captures a documented muscle disorder where the specific type, cause, or anatomical site cannot be further defined at the time of coding.
Inclusion & exclusion notes
Excludes 1 (mutually exclusive — never code together)
- alcoholic myopathy (G72.1)
- cramp and spasm (R25.2)
- drug-induced myopathy (G72.0)
- myalgia (M79.1-)
- stiff-man syndrome (G25.82)
Excludes 2 (not included here, but may be coded together if both present)
- nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)