M62.56 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, lower leg

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 M62.56

• M62.561 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, right lower leg
• M62.562 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, left lower leg
• M62.569 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified lower leg

Diagnosis Index entries for M62.56

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

Nearby codes

• M62.549 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified hand
• M62.55 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, thigh
• M62.551 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, right thigh
• M62.552 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, left thigh
• M62.559 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified thigh
• M62.56 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, lower leg (this code)
• M62.561 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, right lower leg
• M62.562 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, left lower leg
• M62.569 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified lower leg
• M62.57 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, ankle and foot
• M62.571 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, right ankle and foot