M62.81
BillableMuscle weakness (generalized)
Muscle weakness (generalized)
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- •dermatopolymyositisM33
- •myopathy in amyloidosisE85
- •myopathy in polyarteritis nodosaM30.0
- •myopathy in rheumatoid arthritisM05.32
- •myopathy in sclerodermaM34
- •myopathy in Sjögren's syndromeM35.03
- •myopathy in systemic lupus erythematosusM32
- •alcoholic myopathyG72.1
- •cramp and spasmR25.2
- •drug-induced myopathyG72.0
- •myalgiaM79.1
- •stiff-man syndromeG25.82
- •muscle weakness in sarcopeniaM62.84
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •arthropathic psoriasisL40.5
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •compartment syndrome (traumatic)A-)T79
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •muscular dystrophies and myopathiesG71-G72
- •nontraumatic hematoma of muscleM79.81
Related Codes(5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(260)
SNOMED CT
- Asthenia13791008
- Debility13791008
- Feeling weak13791008
- General weakness13791008
- Lassitude13791008
- Weakness13791008
- Weakness - general13791008
- Decreased muscle strength26544005
- Muscle strength reduced26544005
- Muscle weakness26544005
- Neurological muscle paresis41786007
- Neurological muscle weakness41786007
- Optic nerve finding106152006
- Second cranial nerve finding106152006
- Delayed bone age123983008
- Retarded bone age123983008
- Weakness present162236007
- Weak teeth clenching219656000
- NARP (neurogenic muscle weakness, ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa) syndrome237984008
- NARP syndrome237984008
- Neurogenic muscle weakness, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa237984008
- Weakness of jaw muscles249886001
- Weakness of sternomastoid249888000
- Truncal muscle weakness249937002
- Weakness of back249938007
- Proximal muscle weakness249939004
- Distal muscle weakness249942005
- Weakness of distal arms and legs249943000
- Pyramidal type muscle weakness249946008
- Insufficient power to move joint249951002
- Hand muscle weakness298283006
- Skeletal muscle power problem298286003
- Finding of movement of hand299041004
- Observation of movement of hand299041004
- Weakness of hand299042006
- Quadriceps weakness300948004
- Calf muscle weakness309249007
- Finding of grade of muscle power366723006
- Grade of muscle power - finding366723006
- Weak mouth closure367381002
- Bone age finding397651006
- Abnormal gait due to muscle weakness432559006
- Dropped head syndrome449899001
- Muscle weakness of upper limb713512009
- Loss of power in limb713514005
- Muscle weakness of limb713514005
- Absence of power in skeletal muscle827007000
- Fatigable muscle weakness1119507003
- Fatigable weakness of muscle1119507003
- Fatigable weakness of chewing muscle1119508008
- Fatigable weakness of masticatory muscle1119508008
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of mastication1119508008
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of lower leg1119509000
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of forearm1119514001
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of neck1119515000
- Fatigable weakness of respiratory muscle1119516004
- Fatigable weakness of speech muscle1119517008
- Fatigable weakness of swallowing muscle1119518003
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of hip and/or thigh1119519006
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of upper arm1119520000
- Increased fatigable weakness of muscle1119521001
- Severe hypotonia of muscle1137403002
- Muscle weakness of upper arm1137405009
- Finger flexion muscle weakness1137406005
- Weakness of flexor muscle of finger1137406005
- Finger extension muscle weakness1137407001
- Weakness of extensor muscle of finger1137407001
- Weakness of muscle of ankle region1137408006
- Weakness of muscle of lower leg1137409003
- Weakness of muscle of forearm1137410008
- Weakness of flexor muscle of hip joint1137411007
- Weakness of muscle of lower limb1137412000
- Peroneal muscle weakness1137413005
- Weakness of peroneal muscle1137413005
- Weakness of anterior tibialis muscle1137414004
- Weakness of triceps brachii1137415003
- Weakness of triceps brachii muscle1137415003
- Weakness of intrinsic muscle of hand1137416002
- Weakness of axial muscle1137492001
- Weakness of first dorsal interosseous muscle of hand1137497007
- Generalised muscle weakness1137501002
- Generalized muscle weakness1137501002
- Weakness of intercostal muscle1137502009
- Late onset weakness of distal muscle1137503004
- Late onset weakness of proximal muscle1137504005
- Weakness of neck flexor muscle1137509000
- Progressive weakness of distal muscle1137510005
- Progressive weakness of muscle1137511009
- Progressive weakness of proximal muscle1137512002
- Weakness of scapuloperoneal muscle1137513007
- Weakness of thenar muscle1137516004
- Weakness of muscle of respiration1137517008
- Diffuse atrophy of cerebral structure1144427006
- Diffuse atrophy of cerebrum1144427006
- Global brain atrophy1144430004
- Early-onset progressive diffuse brain atrophy, microcephaly, muscle weakness, optic atrophy syndrome1172593006
- Intellectual disability, muscle weakness, short stature, facial dysmorphism syndrome1208746001
- MT-ATP6 mitochondrial disease1363509005
- Mitochondrially encoded ATP synthase membrane subunit 6-related mitochondrial disease1363509005
- Bilateral weakness of legs691011000124106
- Weakness of bilateral lower extremities691011000124106
- Weakness of bilateral lower limb691011000124106
- Weakness of both legs691011000124106
- Weakness of both lower extremities691011000124106
- Weakness of both lower limbs691011000124106
- Bilateral weakness of upper limbs15634971000119107
- Weakness of bilateral upper extremities15634971000119107
- Weakness of bilateral upper limbs15634971000119107
- Weakness of both upper limbs15634971000119107
- Paresis of left lower extremity16018391000119104
- Paresis of left lower limb16018391000119104
- Paresis of right lower extremity16018431000119109
- Paresis of right lower limb16018431000119109
- Weakness of extremities as sequela of stroke92341000119107
- Weakness of left leg570941000124100
- Weakness of left lower limb570941000124100
- Weakness of left upper limb570921000124107
- weakness of left arm570921000124107
- Weakness of right arm570961000124101
- Weakness of right upper limb570961000124101
- Weakness of right leg570971000124108
- Weakness of right lower limb570971000124108
UMLS
- Generalised muscle weaknessC0746674
- Generalised weaknessC0746674
- Generalized Muscle WeaknessC0746674
- Generalized muscle weaknessC0746674
- Generalized muscle weakness (finding)C0746674
- Generalized weaknessC0746674
- Muscle weakness (generalized)C0746674
- Muscle weakness, diffuseC0746674
- Muscle weakness, generalisedC0746674
- Muscle weakness, generalizedC0746674
Clinical Terms
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of upper arm
- Lassitude
- Bilateral weakness of upper limbs
- Weakness of both lower limbs
- Weakness of neck flexor muscle
- Global brain atrophy
- Muscle weakness of upper arm
- Weakness of axial muscle
- Observation of movement of hand
- Muscle weakness, generalised
- Weakness of bilateral upper extremities
- Paresis of left lower limb
- Intellectual disability, muscle weakness, short stature, facial dysmorphism syndrome
- Weakness of muscle of ankle region
- Weakness of left upper limb
- Weakness of back
- Truncal muscle weakness
- Weakness of muscle of lower leg
- NARP (neurogenic muscle weakness, ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa) syndrome
- Second cranial nerve finding
- Diffuse atrophy of cerebrum
- Weakness
- Weak teeth clenching
- Weakness of muscle of respiration
- Generalized Muscle Weakness
- Fatigable weakness of speech muscle
- Hand muscle weakness
- Diffuse atrophy of cerebral structure
- Decreased muscle strength
- Weakness of extremities as sequela of stroke
- Weakness of intrinsic muscle of hand
- Progressive weakness of distal muscle
- Asthenia
- Weakness of distal arms and legs
- Muscle strength reduced
- Weakness of first dorsal interosseous muscle of hand
- Loss of power in limb
- Abnormal gait due to muscle weakness
- Finger extension muscle weakness
- Muscle weakness of limb
- Finding of grade of muscle power
- Weakness of left lower limb
- Dropped head syndrome
- Delayed bone age
- Fatigable weakness of swallowing muscle
- Paresis of right lower extremity
- Muscle weakness, generalized
- Bone age finding
- Severe hypotonia of muscle
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of forearm
- Weakness of both upper limbs
- Weakness of anterior tibialis muscle
- Fatigable muscle weakness
- Weakness of scapuloperoneal muscle
- Fatigable weakness of masticatory muscle
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of neck
- Weakness of peroneal muscle
- weakness of left arm
- Paresis of left lower extremity
- Weakness present
- Feeling weak
- Muscle weakness
- Weakness of both legs
- Generalised weakness
- Retarded bone age
- Weakness of right arm
- Increased fatigable weakness of muscle
- Weakness of right upper limb
- Absence of power in skeletal muscle
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of hip and/or thigh
- Fatigable weakness of muscle
- Weakness of left leg
- Weakness of hand
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of lower leg
- Neurological muscle weakness
- Insufficient power to move joint
- Weakness of intercostal muscle
- Weakness of extensor muscle of finger
- Paresis of right lower limb
- Weakness of both lower extremities
- Weakness of jaw muscles
- Distal muscle weakness
- Late onset weakness of proximal muscle
- Generalised muscle weakness
- Weakness of bilateral lower limb
- Weakness of sternomastoid
- Skeletal muscle power problem
- Neurological muscle paresis
- General weakness
- Weakness of triceps brachii
- Weakness of bilateral lower extremities
- Weakness - general
- Weakness of muscle of lower limb
- Generalized muscle weakness (finding)
- Weakness of right lower limb
- Pyramidal type muscle weakness
- Weakness of flexor muscle of finger
- Progressive weakness of muscle
- MT-ATP6 mitochondrial disease
- Muscle weakness of upper limb
- Weakness of bilateral upper limbs
- Finger flexion muscle weakness
- Generalized weakness
- Mitochondrially encoded ATP synthase membrane subunit 6-related mitochondrial disease
- Weakness of thenar muscle
- Peroneal muscle weakness
- Grade of muscle power - finding
- Late onset weakness of distal muscle
- Fatigable weakness of respiratory muscle
- Fatigable weakness of muscle of mastication
- NARP syndrome
- Weak mouth closure
- Bilateral weakness of legs
- Weakness of right leg
- Debility
- Progressive weakness of proximal muscle
- Fatigable weakness of chewing muscle
- Muscle weakness, diffuse
- Weakness of triceps brachii muscle
- Finding of movement of hand
- Neurogenic muscle weakness, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa
- Quadriceps weakness
- Calf muscle weakness
- Early-onset progressive diffuse brain atrophy, microcephaly, muscle weakness, optic atrophy syndrome
- Optic nerve finding
- Proximal muscle weakness
- Weakness of flexor muscle of hip joint
- Weakness of muscle of forearm
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for muscle weakness (generalized)?
The ICD-10-CM code for muscle weakness (generalized) is M62.81. The full clinical description is "Muscle weakness (generalized)". M62.81 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M62.81 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M62.81 represents “Muscle weakness (generalized)”. 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 M62.81 a billable code?
Yes, M62.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M62.81 in?
M62.81 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M62.81?
M62.81 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 10 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does M62.81 map to?
M62.81 maps to 82 SNOMED CT concepts: 432559006, 827007000, 13791008, 691011000124106, 15634971000119107, and 77 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M62.81?
M62.81 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0746674. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does M62.81 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like muscle weakness (generalized) affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of M62.81?
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