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M62.161

Billable

Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), right lower leg

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A spontaneous tear or rupture of a muscle in the right lower leg that occurred without trauma or injury.

Coding Tips

  • •Lower leg includes muscles of the calf and anterior tibial region
  • •Verify nontraumatic cause; traumatic ruptures require different coding

Code Hierarchy

└M62Other disorders of muscle└M62.1Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic)└M62.16Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), lower leg└M62.161Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), right lower leg
└M62.161Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), right lower leg

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