Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle
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
Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle
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 |
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)
M62.20Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, unspecified siteBillable / specificM62.21Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, shoulderCategory · further specificity requiredM62.22Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, upper armCategory · further specificity requiredM62.23Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, forearmCategory · further specificity requiredM62.24Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, handCategory · further specificity requiredM62.25Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, thighCategory · further specificity requiredM62.26Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, lower legCategory · further specificity requiredM62.27Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, ankle and footCategory · further specificity requiredM62.28Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, other siteBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M62.0 | Separation of muscle (nontraumatic) | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.1 | Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic) | 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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