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ICD-10-CM Code for Contracture of muscle, lower leg M62.46

ICD-10 code M62.46 for Contracture of muscle, lower leg is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .

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Contracture of muscle, lower leg

M62.4

Excludes1: contracture of joint (M24.5-)

M62

Excludes1: alcoholic myopathy (G72.1)
cramp and spasm (R25.2)
drug-induced myopathy (G72.0)
myalgia (M79.1-)
stiff-man syndrome (G25.82)

Excludes2: nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)

 
M62.46 Contracture of muscle, lower leg
Child Code
Contracture of muscle, right lower leg
Child Code
Contracture of muscle, left lower leg
Child Code
Contracture of muscle, unspecified lower leg

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