M62.2

M62.2: Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M62.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)
traumatic ischemia of muscle (T79.6)
rhabdomyolysis (M62.82)
Volkmann's ischemic contracture (T79.6)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M62.2

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on M62: Other disorders of muscle

alcoholic myopathy (G72.1)
cramp and spasm (R25.2)
drug-induced myopathy (G72.0)
myalgia (M79.1-)
stiff-man syndrome (G25.82)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M62.2

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on M62: Other disorders of muscle

nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)

Other codes that can never be billed with M62.2

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

M79.ANontraumatic compartment syndrome
G72Other and unspecified myopathies

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead M62.2

9 child codes. Green means billable.