M62.012 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), left shoulder

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

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)

Applies from M62.0 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 557-558 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 728.84 Diastasis of muscle (approximate)

Nearby codes

• M62 Other disorders of muscle
• M62.0 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)
• 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 (this code)
• M62.019 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified shoulder
• M62.02 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), upper arm
• M62.021 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), right upper arm
• M62.022 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), left upper arm
• M62.029 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified upper arm