ICD-10-CM Code M62.0
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M62.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of M62.0 that describes the diagnosis 'separation of muscle (nontraumatic)' in more detail.
- M62.0 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic) NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code M620 is used to code Diastasis recti
Diastasis recti (also known as abdominal separation) is commonly defined as a gap of roughly 2.7 cm or greater between the two sides of the rectus abdominis muscle. This condition has no associated morbidity or mortality.
| Specialty: | Pediatrics |
| ICD 9 Code: | 728.84 |
Diastasis recti in an infant
Coding Notes for M62.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Diastasis of muscle
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Diastasis recti complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery - instead, use code O71.8
- Traumatic separation of muscle- see strain of muscle by body region
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M62.0 - Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M62.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M62 - Other disorders of muscle