M62.452 Contracture of muscle, left thigh

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 M62.4 Contracture of muscle

Applicable to

• Contracture of tendon (sheath)

Excludes1 (never code together)

• contracture of joint (M24.5-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 555-556 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 728.85 Spasm of muscle (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to M62.452

Back-references to M62.4

• Type 1 Excludes: M24.5 Contracture of joint ("contracture of muscle without contracture of joint (M62.4-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M24.5 Contracture of joint ("contracture of tendon (sheath) without contracture of joint (M62.4-)")

Nearby codes

• M62.441 Contracture of muscle, right hand
• M62.442 Contracture of muscle, left hand
• M62.449 Contracture of muscle, unspecified hand
• M62.45 Contracture of muscle, thigh
• M62.451 Contracture of muscle, right thigh
• M62.452 Contracture of muscle, left thigh (this code)
• M62.459 Contracture of muscle, unspecified thigh
• M62.46 Contracture of muscle, lower leg
• M62.461 Contracture of muscle, right lower leg
• M62.462 Contracture of muscle, left lower leg
• M62.469 Contracture of muscle, unspecified lower leg