M62.49 Contracture of muscle, multiple sites

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 M62.49

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-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M62.49

• Contraction (s), contracture, contracted › muscle (postinfective) (postural) NEC › multiple sites
• Contraction (s), contracture, contracted › tendon (sheath) › multiple sites

Nearby codes

• M62.47 Contracture of muscle, ankle and foot
• M62.471 Contracture of muscle, right ankle and foot
• M62.472 Contracture of muscle, left ankle and foot
• M62.479 Contracture of muscle, unspecified ankle and foot
• M62.48 Contracture of muscle, other site
• M62.49 Contracture of muscle, multiple sites (this code)
• M62.5 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified
• M62.50 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site
• M62.51 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, shoulder
• M62.511 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, right shoulder
• M62.512 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, left shoulder