2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M62.831

Muscle spasm of calf

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • M62.831 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M62.831 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M62.831 - other international versions of ICD-10 M62.831 may differ.
Applicable To
  • Charley-horse
The following code(s) above M62.831 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to M62.831:
  • M00-M99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99

    Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

    Note
    • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
    Type 2 Excludes
    • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
    • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
    • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
    • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
    • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
    • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • neoplasms (C00-D49)
    • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
    Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • M60-M63
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range M60-M63

    Disorders of muscles

    Type 1 Excludes
    • dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
    • myopathy in amyloidosis (E85.-)
    • myopathy in polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
    • myopathy in rheumatoid arthritis (M05.32)
    • myopathy in scleroderma (M34.-)
    • myopathy in Sjögren's syndrome (M35.03)
    • myopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
    Type 2 Excludes
    • muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)
    Disorders of muscles
  • M62
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M62

    Other disorders of muscle

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    Type 2 Excludes
    • nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)
    Other disorders of muscle
  • M62.8
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M62.8

    Other specified disorders of muscle

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)
    Other specified disorders of muscle
Approximate Synonyms
  • Muscle spasm of bilateral calves
  • Muscle spasm of left calf
  • Muscle spasm of right calf
ICD-10-CM M62.831 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 555 Signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with mcc
  • 556 Signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without mcc

Convert M62.831 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to M62.831:
  • Type 2 Excludes: R25.2
    , R25.2
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R25.2

    Cramp and spasm

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R25.2

    Cramp and spasm

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M62.831:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M62.831
M62.5A Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, back
M62.5A0 …… cervical
M62.5A1 …… thoracic
M62.5A2 …… lumbosacral
M62.5A9 …… unspecified level
M62.8 Other specified disorders of muscle
M62.81 Muscle weakness (generalized)
M62.82 Rhabdomyolysis
M62.83 Muscle spasm
M62.830 …… of back
M62.831 …… of calf
M62.838 Other muscle spasm
M62.84 Sarcopenia
M62.89 Other specified disorders of muscle
M62.9 Disorder of muscle, unspecified
M63 Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere
M63.8 Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere
M63.80 …… unspecified site
M63.81 Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, shoulder
M63.811 Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, right shoulder
M63.812 Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere, left shoulder

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.