M62.43 — Contracture of muscle, forearm
Is M62.43 billable?
No — M62.43 is a non-billable header code. M62.43 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath M62.43.
M62.43 at a glance
| Code | M62.43 |
|---|---|
| Description | Contracture of muscle, forearm |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M62.43 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M62.43. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Contraction, contracture, contracted › muscleNEC › forearm (s)
- Contraction, contracture, contracted › tendon › forearm (s)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M60-M63
The conditions below can never be reported together with M62.43 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M62
The conditions below can never be reported together with M62.43 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M62.4
The conditions below can never be reported together with M62.43 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- contracture of joint (M24.5-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M62.43, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M62.43 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M60-M63
The conditions below are not part of M62.43, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M62.43 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M62
The conditions below are not part of M62.43, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M62.43 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)
What codes fall under M62.43? (3)
How long has M62.43 existed?
M62.43 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the M62.4 family? (9)
- M62.40Contracture of muscle, unspecified site
- M62.41Contracture of muscle, shouldernot billable
- M62.42Contracture of muscle, upper armnot billable
- M62.44Contracture of muscle, handnot billable
- M62.45Contracture of muscle, thighnot billable
- M62.46Contracture of muscle, lower legnot billable
- M62.47Contracture of muscle, ankle and footnot billable
- M62.48Contracture of muscle, other site
- M62.49Contracture of muscle, multiple sites