The ICD-10-CM is a catalog of diagnosis codes used by medical professionals for medical coding and reporting in health care settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.
Why ICD-10 codes are important
ICD-10-CM stands for the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification. Used for medical claim reporting in all healthcare settings, ICD-10-CM is a standardized classification system of diagnosis codes that represent conditions and diseases, related health problems, abnormal findings, signs and symptoms ...
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code M62.512 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis.
M62.512 is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, left shoulder . It is found in the 2021 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021 .
M62.529 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified upper arm. M62.53 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, forearm. M62.531 Muscle wasting and atrophy , not elsewhere classified, right forearm. M62.532 Muscle wasting and atrophy , not elsewhere classified, left forearm.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M62.522 became effective on October 1, 2020.
M62.529 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified upper arm. M62.53 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, forearm. M62.531 Muscle wasting and atrophy , not elsewhere classified, right forearm. M62.532 Muscle wasting and atrophy , not elsewhere classified, left forearm.
Muscle atrophy is defined as a decrease in the mass of the muscle; it can be a partial or complete wasting away of muscle, and is most commonly experienced when persons suffer temporary disabling circumstances such as being restricted in movement and/or confined to bed as when hospitalized. When a muscle atrophies, this leads to muscle weakness, ...
When a muscle atrophies, this leads to muscle weakness, since the ability to exert force is related to mass. Modern medicine's understanding of the quick onset of muscle atrophy is a major factor behind the practice of getting hospitalized patients out of bed and moving about as active as possible as soon as is feasible, despite sutures, wounds, ...
Use a child code to capture more detail. ICD Code M62.51 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of M62.51 that describes the diagnosis 'muscle wasting ...
BILLABLE CODE - Use M62.511 for Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, right shoulder. BILLABLE CODE - Use M62.512 for Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, left shoulder. BILLABLE CODE - Use M62.519 for Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified shoulder.
BILLABLE CODE - Use M62.522 for Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, left upper arm. BILLABLE CODE - Use M62.529 for Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified upper arm. NON-BILLABLE CODE - M62.53 for Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, forearm.
M62.5 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of ...