Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, hand
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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, hand
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)
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M62.20 | Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, unspecified site | Billable / specific |
| M62.21 | Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, shoulder | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.22 | Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, upper arm | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.23 | Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, forearm | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.25 | Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, thigh | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.26 | Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, lower leg | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.27 | Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, ankle and foot | Category · further specificity required |
| M62.28 | Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, other site | Billable / specific |
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