M62.50
Billable codeMuscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site
The ICD-10 code for muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site is M62.50.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M62.51Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, shouldernon-billable header
- M62.52Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, upper armnon-billable header
- M62.53Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, forearmnon-billable header
- M62.54Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, handnon-billable header
- M62.55Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, thighnon-billable header
- M62.56Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, lower legnon-billable header
- M62.57Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M62.58Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, other site
- M62.59Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, multiple sites
- M62.5AMuscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, backnon-billable header
- M62.50Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 7282Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
M62.50 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.