M62.03
M62.03 — Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), forearm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M62.03 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for separation of muscle (nontraumatic), forearm. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M62.03 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M62.03
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M62.0. If M62.03 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M62.00Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified site
- M62.01Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), shoulder
- M62.02Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), upper arm
- M62.04Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), hand
- M62.05Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), thigh
- M62.06Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), lower leg
- M62.07Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), ankle and foot
- M62.08Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), other site
Questions about M62.03
- Is M62.03 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M62.03 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M62.03 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of muscles (M60-M63).