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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M62.5 Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified

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M62.5 is the ICD-10 code for Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified. It is a four-character subcategory of M62 (Other disorders of muscle), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M60–M63 (Disorders of muscles) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIII · M00–M99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What M62.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Disuse atrophy NEC
  • Sarcopenia

M62.5 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

M62.5Muskelatrofi som ej klassificeras på annan plats

  • M62.5ASarkopeni
  • M62.5WAnnan specificerad muskelatrofi som ej klassificeras på annan plats
NorwayICD-10-NO

M62.5Muskelsvinn eller atrofi av muskel, ikke klassifisert annet sted

  • M62.50Muskelsvinn eller atrofi av muskel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i flere lokalisasjoner
  • M62.51Muskelsvinn eller atrofi av muskel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i skulderregionen
  • M62.52Muskelsvinn eller atrofi av muskel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i overarm
  • M62.53Muskelsvinn eller atrofi av muskel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i underarm
  • M62.54Muskelsvinn eller atrofi av muskel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i hånd
  • M62.55Muskelsvinn eller atrofi av muskel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i bekkenregion eller lår
  • M62.56Muskelsvinn eller atrofi av muskel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i legg
  • M62.57Muskelsvinn eller atrofi av muskel, ikke klassifisert annet sted, i ankel eller fot
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM625Muskelatrofi IKA

  • DM625AMuskelatrofi forårsaget af inaktivitet IKA
FinlandICD-10-FI

M62.5Muualla luokittamaton lihaksen surkastuminen

GermanyICD-10-GM

M62.5Muskelschwund und -atrophie, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

M62.5Atrophie et fonte musculaires, non classées ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M62.5spierverlies en -atrofie, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • M62.50Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site
  • M62.58Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, other site
  • M62.59Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, multiple sites

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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