FY2022 · 04-01
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2022 · 04-01nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)
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Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2022 · 04-01
Effective from
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2022 · 04-01| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Diastasis of muscle
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)
M62.00Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified siteBillable / specificM62.01Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), shoulderCategory · further specificity requiredM62.02Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), upper armCategory · further specificity requiredM62.03Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), forearmCategory · further specificity requiredM62.04Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), handCategory · further specificity requiredM62.05Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), thighCategory · further specificity requiredM62.06Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), lower legCategory · further specificity requiredM62.07Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), ankle and footCategory · further specificity requiredM62.08Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), other siteBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M62.1 | Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic) | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.2 | Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.3 | Immobility syndrome (paraplegic) | Billable / specific |
| M62.4 | Contracture of muscle | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.5 | Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.8 | Other specified disorders of muscle | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.9 | Disorder of muscle, unspecified | Billable / specific |
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