M62.0
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.
Also Known As
Diastasis of muscle
❌ Excludes1
directCannot be coded with M62.0
- • diastasis recti complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery (O71.8)
- • traumatic separation of muscle- see strain of muscle by body region
❌ Excludes1
inherited from M62Rules from parent category M62: Other disorders of muscle
- • alcoholic myopathy (G72.1)
- • cramp and spasm (R25.2)
- • drug-induced myopathy (G72.0)
- • myalgia (M79.1-)
- • stiff-man syndrome (G25.82)
⚠️ Excludes2
inherited from M62Rules from parent category M62: Other disorders of muscle
- • nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)
Child Codes (9)
M62.00Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified siteM62.01Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), shoulderM62.02Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), upper armM62.03Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), forearmM62.04Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), handM62.05Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), thighM62.06Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), lower legM62.07Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), ankle and footM62.08Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), other site
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CodeM62.0
BillableNo — Header code
ParentM62
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes17 rule(s)
Excludes21 note(s)
Child codes9
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)