M62.23

Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, forearm

Non-billable header

M62.23 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M62)

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

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M62.2)
  • nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-) (from M62.2)
  • traumatic ischemia of muscle (T79.6) (from M62.2)
  • rhabdomyolysis (M62.82) (from M62.2)
  • Volkmann's ischemic contracture (T79.6) (from M62.2)
  • dermatopolymyositis (M33.-) (from M62)
  • myopathy in amyloidosis (E85.-) (from M62)
  • myopathy in polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0) (from M62)
  • myopathy in rheumatoid arthritis (M05.32) (from M62)
  • myopathy in scleroderma (M34.-) (from M62)
  • myopathy in Sjögren's syndrome (M35.03) (from M62)
  • myopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-) (from M62)
  • alcoholic myopathy (G72.1) (from M62)
  • cramp and spasm (R25.2) (from M62)
  • drug-induced myopathy (G72.0) (from M62)
  • myalgia (M79.1-) (from M62)
  • stiff-man syndrome (G25.82) (from M62)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M62)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M62)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M62)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M62)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M62)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M62)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M62)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M62)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M62)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M62)
  • muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72) (from M62)
  • nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81) (from M62)

Also known as

  • Infarct, infarction, muscle, forearm

Parent code

  • M62.2Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscleHeader

More specific codes M62.23

  • M62.231Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, right forearmBillable
  • M62.232Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, left forearmBillable
  • M62.239Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, unspecified forearmBillable

Related codes

  • M62.20Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, unspecified siteBillable
  • M62.21Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, shoulderHeader
  • M62.22Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, upper armHeader
  • M62.24Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, handHeader
  • M62.25Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, thighHeader
  • M62.26Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, lower legHeader
  • M62.27Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, ankle and footHeader
  • M62.28Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle, other siteBillable

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