M62.6 is the ICD-10 code for Muscle strain. 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 M62.6 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- current injury - see injury of muscle by body region
M62.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M62.6Forstrekking av muskel
- M62.60Forstrekking av muskel i flere lokalisasjoner
- M62.61Forstrekking av muskel i skulderregionen
- M62.62Forstrekking av muskel i overarm
- M62.63Forstrekking av muskel i underarm
- M62.64Forstrekking av muskel i hånd
- M62.65Forstrekking av muskel i bekkenregion eller lår
- M62.66Forstrekking av muskel i legg
- M62.67Forstrekking av muskel i ankel eller fot
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM626Muskelspændinger
- DM626AMuskeloveranstrengelse UNS
M62.6Lihasvenähdys
M62.6Muskelzerrung
M62.6Claquage musculaire
M62.6spierverrekking
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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