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M62.81
Billable

Muscle weakness (generalized)

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Excludes1

1 item
  • muscle weakness in sarcopenia (M62.84)

Billable Code

M62.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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arm weakness
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Monoparesis of Upper Limb

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bilateral leg weakness
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Bilateral Lower Extremity Weakness

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bilateral lower extremity weakness
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Bilateral Lower Extremity Weakness

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deconditioning and weakness
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Deconditioning and Weakness

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general deconditioning
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General Deconditioning

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general weakness
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Generalized Weakness

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generalized muscle weakness
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Generalized Muscle Weakness

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generalized weakness
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Generalized Weakness

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left-sided weakness
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Hemiparesis affecting the left side

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left sided weakness due to cva
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Hemiparesis following cerebral infarction

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leg weakness
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Paresis of Lower Extremity

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lower limb weakness
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Lower Limb Weakness

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mobility impairment
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Mobility Impairment

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muscle deconditioning
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Muscle Deconditioning

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muscle strength exacerbation
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Muscle Strength Exacerbation in Multiple Sclerosis

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muscle weakness
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Muscle Weakness (M62.81)

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progressive resistive exercise employment
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Progressive Resistive Exercise in Employment Contexts

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progressive resistive exercise initials of a doctor
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Progressive Resistive Exercise

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right arm weakness
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Monoplegia of Upper Limb

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right-sided weakness
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Hemiparesis following cerebral infarction

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upper extremity weakness
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Upper Extremity Weakness

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weakness and fatigue
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Weakness and Fatigue

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weakness in legs
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Paresis of Lower Limb

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

5 items

From M62:

  • alcoholic myopathy (G72.1)
  • cramp and spasm (R25.2)
  • drug-induced myopathy (G72.0)
  • myalgia (M79.1-)
  • stiff-man syndrome (G25.82)

Excludes2

12 items

From M00-M99:

  • 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)

From M62:

  • nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)

From M62.8:

  • nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)

Notes

1 item

From M00-M99:

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
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