FY2022 · 04-01
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), ankle and foot
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2022 · 04-01nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
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), ankle and foot
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 |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
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)
Diastasis of muscle
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M62.00 | Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified site | Billable / specific |
| M62.01 | Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), shoulder | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.02 | Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), upper arm | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.03 | Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), forearm | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.04 | Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), hand | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.05 | Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), thigh | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.06 | Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), lower leg | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.08 | Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), other site | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗