M62.17
Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), ankle and foot
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 18 never code together
M62code
M62.1code
Excludes1
- traumatic rupture of muscle - see strain of muscle by body region
Excludes2
- rupture of tendon (M66.-)M66.-
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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 1
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Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 8 same parent — M62.1
M62.10 Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified site M62.11 Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), shoulder category M62.12 Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), upper arm category M62.13 Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), forearm category M62.14 Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), hand category M62.15 Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), thigh category M62.16 Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), lower leg category M62.18 Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), other site
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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