M62.0 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)

Non-billable header with 9 child codes.

Applicable to

• Diastasis of muscle

Excludes1 (never code together)

• diastasis recti complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery (O71.8)
• traumatic separation of muscle- see strain of muscle by body region

Applies from M62 Other disorders of muscle

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Excludes2 (not included here)

• nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)

Codes under M62.0

• M62.00 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified site
• M62.01 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), shoulder
• M62.02 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), upper arm
• M62.03 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), forearm
• M62.04 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), hand
• M62.05 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), thigh
• M62.06 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), lower leg
• M62.07 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), ankle and foot
• M62.08 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), other site

Nearby codes

• M62 Other disorders of muscle
• M62.0 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic) (this code)
• M62.00 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified site
• M62.01 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), shoulder
• M62.011 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), right shoulder
• M62.012 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), left shoulder
• M62.019 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified shoulder