M62.04
Header — not billableSeparation of muscle (nontraumatic), hand
The ICD-10 code for separation of muscle (nontraumatic), hand is M62.04.
M62.04 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M62.00Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified site
- M62.01Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), shouldernon-billable header
- M62.02Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), upper armnon-billable header
- M62.03Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), forearmnon-billable header
- M62.05Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), thighnon-billable header
- M62.06Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), lower legnon-billable header
- M62.07Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), ankle and footnon-billable header
- M62.08Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), other site
- M62.04Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), handnon-billable header