Which cramp code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 10 codes under Cramp. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| bathing | T75.1Not billable | Unspecified effects of drowning and nonfatal submersion |
| colic | R10.83 | Colic |
| due to immersion | T75.1Not billable | Unspecified effects of drowning and nonfatal submersion |
| fireman | T67.2Not billable | Heat cramp |
| heat | T67.2Not billable | Heat cramp |
| immersion | T75.1Not billable | Unspecified effects of drowning and nonfatal submersion |
| leg, sleep related | G47.62 | Sleep related leg cramps |
| limb NEC | R25.2 | Cramp and spasm |
| linotypist's | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders |
| muscle | R25.2 | Cramp and spasm |
| occupational | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders |
| salt-depletion | E87.1 | Hypo-osmolality and hyponatremia |
| sleep related, leg | G47.62 | Sleep related leg cramps |
| stoker's | T67.2Not billable | Heat cramp |
| swimmer's | T75.1Not billable | Unspecified effects of drowning and nonfatal submersion |
| telegrapher's | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders |
| typist's | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders |
| uterus | N94.89 | Other specified conditions associated with female genital organs and menstrual cycle |
| writer's | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders |
Cramp colic
| psychogenic | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders |
Cramp intestinal
| psychogenic | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders |
Cramp limb NEC
| sleep related | G47.62 | Sleep related leg cramps |
Cramp linotypist's
| organic | G25.89 | Other specified extrapyramidal and movement disorders |
Cramp muscle
| due to immersion | T75.1Not billable | Unspecified effects of drowning and nonfatal submersion |
| psychogenic | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders |
Cramp occupational
| organic | G25.89 | Other specified extrapyramidal and movement disorders |
Cramp telegrapher's
| organic | G25.89 | Other specified extrapyramidal and movement disorders |
Cramp typist's
| organic | G25.89 | Other specified extrapyramidal and movement disorders |
Cramp writer's
| organic | G25.89 | Other specified extrapyramidal and movement disorders |