M62.2
Header — not billableNontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle
The ICD-10 code for nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle is M62.2.
M62.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M62.2
- M62.20Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, unspecified site
- M62.21Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, shouldernon-billable header
- M62.22Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, upper armnon-billable header
- M62.23Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, forearmnon-billable header
- M62.24Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, handnon-billable header
- M62.25Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, thighnon-billable header
- M62.26Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, lower legnon-billable header
- M62.27Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M62.28Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, other site
Related codes in this category
- M62.0Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)non-billable header
- M62.1Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic)non-billable header
- M62.3Immobility syndrome (paraplegic)
- M62.4Contracture of musclenon-billable header
- M62.5Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M62.8Other specified disorders of musclenon-billable header
- M62.9Disorder of muscle, unspecified
- M62.2Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of musclenon-billable header