Sarcopenia

Sarcopenia

2017 - New Code 2018 Billable/Specific Code

• M62.84 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM M62.84 became effective on October 1, 2017.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M62.84 - other international versions of ICD-10 M62.84 may differ.
• Applicable To
• Age-related sarcopenia
• Code First
• underlying disease, if applicable, such as:
• disorders of myoneural junction and muscle disease in diseases classified elsewhere (G73.-)
• other and unspecified myopathies (G72.-)
• primary disorders of muscles (G71.-)
• The following code(s) above M62.84 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to M62.84:
• M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
• M60-M63 Disorders of muscles
• M62 Other disorders of muscle
• M62.8 Other specified disorders of muscle
• ICD-10-CM M62.84 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):
• 557 Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis with mcc
• 558 Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis without mcc
• Convert M62.84 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): New code
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to M62.84:

Type 1 Excludes: M62.5, M62.81, R53.1, R54

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M62.84:

Sarcopenia M62.84 (age-related)