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M62.162

Billable

Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), left 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 left lower leg that occurred without trauma or injury.

Coding Tips

  • •Document associated conditions such as chronic muscle disease or metabolic disorders
  • •Confirm the rupture is not secondary to trauma or overuse injury

Code Hierarchy

└M62Other disorders of muscle└M62.1Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic)└M62.16Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), lower leg└M62.162Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), left lower leg
└M62.162Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), left lower leg

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