ICD-Code M62.5: Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified
- M62.50 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified Multiple sites
- M62.51 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified Shoulder region
- M62.52 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified Upper arm
- M62.53 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified Forearm
- M62.54 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified Hand
- M62.55 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified Pelvic region and thigh
- M62.56 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified Lower leg
- M62.57 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified Ankle and foot
- M62.58 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified Other
- M62.59 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified Site unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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