M62.4
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Contracture of muscle
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
Contracture of tendon (sheath)
❌ Excludes1
directCannot be coded with M62.4
- • contracture of joint (M24.5-)
❌ 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 (10)
M62.40Contracture of muscle, unspecified siteM62.41Contracture of muscle, shoulderM62.42Contracture of muscle, upper armM62.43Contracture of muscle, forearmM62.44Contracture of muscle, handM62.45Contracture of muscle, thighM62.46Contracture of muscle, lower legM62.47Contracture of muscle, ankle and footM62.48Contracture of muscle, other siteM62.49Contracture of muscle, multiple sites
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CodeM62.4
BillableNo — Header code
ParentM62
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes16 rule(s)
Excludes21 note(s)
Child codes10
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)