M62.53 — Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, forearm
Is M62.53 billable?
No — M62.53 is a non-billable header code. M62.53 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 M62.53.
M62.53 at a glance
| Code | M62.53 |
|---|---|
| Description | Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, forearm |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M62.53 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M62.53. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Atrophy, atrophic › muscle, muscular › forearm (of)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M60-M63
The conditions below can never be reported together with M62.53 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 M62.53 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 M62.5
The conditions below can never be reported together with M62.53 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M62.53, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M62.53 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 M62.53, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M62.53 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 M62.53, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M62.53 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M62.5
The conditions below are not part of M62.53, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M62.53 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- pelvic muscle wasting (N81.84)
What codes fall under M62.53? (3)
How long has M62.53 existed?
M62.53 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 M62.5 family? (10)
- M62.50Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site
- M62.51Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, shouldernot billable
- M62.52Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, upper armnot billable
- M62.54Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, handnot billable
- M62.55Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, thighnot billable
- M62.56Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, lower legnot billable
- M62.57Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, ankle and footnot billable
- M62.58Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, other site
- M62.59Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, multiple sites
- M62.5AMuscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, backnot billable