M62.838
BillableOther muscle spasm
Other muscle spasm
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
- myopathy in amyloidosis (E85.-)
- myopathy in polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
- myopathy in rheumatoid arthritis (M05.32)
- myopathy in scleroderma (M34.-)
- myopathy in Sjögren's syndrome (M35.03)
- myopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
- alcoholic myopathy (G72.1)
- cramp and spasm (R25.2)
- drug-induced myopathy (G72.0)
- myalgia (M79.1-)
- stiff-man syndrome (G25.82)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)
- nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Emprosthotonos72006005
- Emprosthotonus72006005
- Episthotonos72006005
- Muscle spasm of head and/or neck95418008
- Smooth muscle spasm128526009
- Abnormal movement225606002
- Muscle tension250069006
- Guarding of muscle250072004
- Protective muscle spasm250072004
- Splinting of muscle250072004
- Lower limb spasticity394679006
- Upper limb spasticity394680009
- Muscle spasticity of spinal origin416830008
- Spasm of piriformis muscle427178000
- Stress-induced muscle tension427194007
- Spasm of cervical paraspinous muscle433203006
- Spasm of skeletal muscle of thorax444920009
- Thoracic muscle spasm444920009
- Myospasm of masticatory muscle702600000
- Spasm of right piriformis muscle774143003
- Spasm of left piriformis muscle774144009
- Perioral spasm1141864009
- Spasm of circumoral muscle1141864009
- Bilateral spasm of piriformis muscle15744081000119101
- Spasm of bilateral piriformis muscles15744081000119101
- Spasm of both piriformis muscle15744081000119101
- Muscle spasm of cervical muscle of neck301000119104
- Muscle spasticity present459131000124108
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other muscle spasm?
The ICD-10-CM code for other muscle spasm is M62.838. The full clinical description is "Other muscle spasm". M62.838 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M62.838 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M62.838 represents "Other muscle spasm". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M62.838 a billable code?
Yes, M62.838 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M62.838 in?
M62.838 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M62.838?
M62.838 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: dermatopolymyositis (M33.-); myopathy in amyloidosis (E85.-); myopathy in polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0); and 9 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does M62.838 map to?
M62.838 maps to 20 SNOMED CT concepts: 225606002, 15744081000119101, 72006005, 250072004, 394679006, and 15 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M62.838?
M62.838 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2895804. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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