M62.0
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)
Code Hierarchy
Coding Guidelines
Inclusion Terms
- Diastasis of muscle
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with M62.0
- O71.8 - diastasis recti complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery (O71.8)
- traumatic separation of muscle- see strain of muscle by body region
Specific Codes (9)
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified site
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), shoulder
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), upper arm
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), forearm
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), hand
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), thigh
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), lower leg
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), ankle and foot
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), other site
Related Codes
Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic)
Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle
Immobility syndrome (paraplegic)
Contracture of muscle
Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified
Other specified disorders of muscle
Disorder of muscle, unspecified
