ICD-10-CM Code M62.5
Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified
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 M62.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of M62.5 that describes the diagnosis 'muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified' in more detail.
- M62.5 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code M625 is used to code Muscle atrophy
Muscle atrophy is defined as a decrease in the mass of the muscle; it can be a partial or complete wasting away of muscle, and is most commonly experienced when persons suffer temporary disabling circumstances such as being restricted in movement and/or confined to bed as when hospitalized. When a muscle atrophies, this leads to muscle weakness, since the ability to exert force is related to mass. Modern medicine's understanding of the quick onset of muscle atrophy is a major factor behind the practice of getting hospitalized patients out of bed and moving about as active as possible as soon as is feasible, despite sutures, wounds, broken bones and pain.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| MeSH Code: | D009133 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 728.2 |
Prisoner of war exhibiting muscle loss as a result of malnutrition
Coding Notes for M62.5 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. - Disuse atrophy NEC
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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." - Neuralgic amyotrophy - instead, use code G54.5
- Progressive muscular atrophy - instead, use code G12.29
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Pelvic muscle wasting - instead, use code N81.84
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M62.5 - Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M62.5. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M62 - Other disorders of muscle