Billable Medical Code for Muscular Wasting and Disuse Atrophy, Not Elsewhere Classified
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 728.2
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 728.2.
The Short Description Is: Musc disuse atrophy NEC.
Known As
Deconditioning is also known as aggressive systemic infantile myofibromatosis, amyotrophy, amyotrophy due to herpes zoster, atrophic myositis, atrophy of muscle due to disuse, atrophy of muscle, idiopathic, benign monomelic amyotrophy, congenital fibrosis of inferior rectus muscle, congenital fibrosis syndrome, denervation atrophy of muscle, disuse muscle atrophy, idiopathic muscle atrophy, ischemic muscular atrophy, leg wasted, muscle atrophy, muscle atrophy of ankle and foot, muscle atrophy of ankle and/or foot, muscle atrophy of forearm, muscle atrophy of hand, muscle atrophy of L ankle and foot, muscle atrophy of L forearm, muscle atrophy of L hand, muscle atrophy of L lower leg, muscle atrophy of L shoulder, muscle atrophy of L thigh, muscle atrophy of L upper arm, muscle atrophy of left ankle and foot, muscle atrophy of left ankle and/or foot, muscle atrophy of left forearm, muscle atrophy of left hand, muscle atrophy of left lower leg, muscle atrophy of left shoulder, muscle atrophy of left thigh, muscle atrophy of left upper arm, muscle atrophy of lower leg, muscle atrophy of multiple sites, muscle atrophy of R ankle and foot, muscle atrophy of R forearm, muscle atrophy of R hand, muscle atrophy of R lower leg, muscle atrophy of R shoulder, muscle atrophy of R thigh, muscle atrophy of R upper arm, muscle atrophy of right ankle and foot, muscle atrophy of right ankle and/or foot, muscle atrophy of right forearm, muscle atrophy of right hand, muscle atrophy of right lower leg, muscle atrophy of right shoulder, muscle atrophy of right thigh, muscle atrophy of right upper arm, muscle atrophy of shoulder, muscle atrophy of thigh, muscle atrophy of upper arm, muscular atrophy ataxia retinitis pigmentosa, and diabetes mellitus, myofibrosis, on examination – muscle atrophy present, on examination – quadriceps muscle wasting, parasitic myositis, severe systemic illness respiratory muscle fatigue, and severe systemic illness-induced respiratory muscle wasting. This excludes neuralgic amyotrophy (353.5), pelvic muscle wasting and disuse atrophy (618.83), and progressive muscular atrophy (335.0-335.9). This applies to amyotrophia NOS and myofibrosis.
Deconditioning Definition and Symptoms
Deconditioning is a medical term that refers to the loss of muscle tone and endurance due to illness or chronic disease.