M62.8 — Other specified disorders of muscle
Is M62.8 billable?
No — M62.8 is a non-billable header code. M62.8 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 8 billable codes beneath M62.8.
M62.8 at a glance
| Code | M62.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified disorders of muscle |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of M62.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M62.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M60-M63
The conditions below can never be reported together with M62.8 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 M62.8 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 M62.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M62.8 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 M62.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M62.8 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 M62.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M62.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)
What codes fall under M62.8? (6)
How long has M62.8 existed?
M62.8 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 family? (7)
- M62.0Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)not billable
- M62.1Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic)not billable
- M62.2Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of musclenot billable
- M62.3Immobility syndrome (paraplegic)
- M62.4Contracture of musclenot billable
- M62.5Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classifiednot billable
- M62.9Disorder of muscle, unspecified