M62.5

ICD-10Non-billable category

Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified

M62.5 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Inclusion terms

  • Disuse atrophy NEC

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • neuralgic amyotrophy (G54.5)
  • progressive muscular atrophy (G12.21)
  • sarcopenia (M62.84)

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • pelvic muscle wasting (N81.84)

ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 11 codes beneath M62.5. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.

Related codes in M62

Where this code sits

Parent code
M62

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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