M62.53 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, forearm

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

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 M62.5 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified

Applicable to

• Disuse atrophy NEC

Excludes1 (never code together)

• neuralgic amyotrophy (G54.5)
• progressive muscular atrophy (G12.21)
• sarcopenia (M62.84)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• pelvic muscle wasting (N81.84)

Codes under M62.53

• M62.531 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, right forearm
• M62.532 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, left forearm
• M62.539 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified forearm

Diagnosis Index entries for M62.53

• Atrophy, atrophic (of) › muscle, muscular (diffuse) (general) (idiopathic) (primary) › forearm

Nearby codes

• M62.519 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified shoulder
• M62.52 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, upper arm
• M62.521 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, right upper arm
• M62.522 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, left upper arm
• M62.529 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified upper arm
• M62.53 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, forearm (this code)
• M62.531 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, right forearm
• M62.532 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, left forearm
• M62.539 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified forearm
• M62.54 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, hand
• M62.541 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, right hand