ICD-10-CM Code M62.2
Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle
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 M62.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of M62.2 that describes the diagnosis 'nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle' in more detail.
- M62.2 Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code M622 is used to code Compartment syndrome
Compartment syndrome is increased pressure within one of the body's compartments which contains muscles and nerves. Compartment syndrome most commonly occurs in compartments in the leg or arm. There are two main types of compartment syndrome: acute and chronic.
Specialty: | Orthopedics |
MeSH Codes: | D003161, D003161 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 729.7, 958.9 |
Coding Notes for M62.2 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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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." - Compartment syndrome (traumatic) - instead, use code T79.A-
- Nontraumatic compartment syndrome - instead, use code M79.A-
- Traumatic ischemia of muscle - instead, use code T79.6
- Rhabdomyolysis - instead, use code M62.82
- Volkmann's ischemic contracture - instead, use code T79.6
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M62.2 - Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M62.2. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M62 - Other disorders of muscle