Pediatric Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Flex Your Coding Muscles with This Charley-Horse Case
Published on Fri Dec 08, 2023
Question: The pediatrician documents that a patient had a charley-horse. Which code is the most accurate choice? New Hampshire Subscriber Answer: Most likely you’ll turn to M62.831 (Muscle spasm of calf). Here’s why. As you’ve probably already noticed, when you look the condition up in the ICD-10 index, you see two different codes So unless the pediatrician has indicated that the condition was caused by an injury, you can rule out S76.11. You’re now left with the musculoskeletal code, which is M62.831.
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