FY2022 · 04-01
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Contracture of muscle
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2022 · 04-01contracture of joint (M24.5-)
nontraumatic 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
Contracture 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 |
Contracture of tendon (sheath)
contracture of joint (M24.5-)
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)
M62.40Contracture of muscle, unspecified siteBillable / specificM62.41Contracture of muscle, shoulderCategory · further specificity requiredM62.42Contracture of muscle, upper armCategory · further specificity requiredM62.43Contracture of muscle, forearmCategory · further specificity requiredM62.44Contracture of muscle, handCategory · further specificity requiredM62.45Contracture of muscle, thighCategory · further specificity requiredM62.46Contracture of muscle, lower legCategory · further specificity requiredM62.47Contracture of muscle, ankle and footCategory · further specificity requiredM62.48Contracture of muscle, other siteBillable / specificM62.49Contracture of muscle, multiple sitesBillable / 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 |
| M62.2 | Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.3 | Immobility syndrome (paraplegic) | Billable / specific |
| 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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