M62.49 — Contracture of muscle, multiple sites
M62.49 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contracture of muscle, multiple sites. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
M62.49 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.
Medicare coverage
M62.49 is named in 19 Medicare coverage policies — 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 6 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59434Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
How M62.49 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to M62.49.
- Contraction, contracture, contracted›muscle NEC›multiple sites
- Contraction, contracture, contracted›tendon›multiple sites
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M62.4. If M62.49 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M62.40Contracture of muscle, unspecified site
- M62.41Contracture of muscle, shoulder
- M62.42Contracture of muscle, upper arm
- M62.43Contracture of muscle, forearm
- M62.44Contracture of muscle, hand
- M62.45Contracture of muscle, thigh
- M62.46Contracture of muscle, lower leg
- M62.47Contracture of muscle, ankle and foot
- M62.48Contracture of muscle, other site
Questions about M62.49
- Is M62.49 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M62.49 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M62.49 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of muscles (M60-M63).