M62.06
Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), lower leg
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 18 never code together
M62code
M62.0code
Excludes1
- diastasis recti complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery (O71.8)O71.8
- traumatic separation of muscle- see strain of muscle by body region
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 2
Alongside this code 8 same parent — M62.0
M62.00 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified site M62.01 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), shoulder category M62.02 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), upper arm category M62.03 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), forearm category M62.04 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), hand category M62.05 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), thigh category M62.07 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), ankle and foot category M62.08 Separation of muscle (nontraumatic), other site
Subordinate codes 3
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