M63.8
M63.8 — Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M63.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M63.8 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 M63.8
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- M63.80Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified site
- M63.81Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, shoulder
- M63.82Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, upper arm
- M63.83Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, forearm
- M63.84Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, hand
- M63.85Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, thigh
- M63.86Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, lower leg
- M63.87Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, ankle and foot
- M63.88Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, other site
- M63.89Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, multiple sites
Questions about M63.8
- Is M63.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M63.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M63.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of muscles (M60-M63).