Billable Medical Code for Spasm of Muscle
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 728.85
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 728.85.
Known As
Muscle spasm is also known as contracture of gastrocnemius due to paralysis, contracture of gastrocnemius muscle due to paralysis, increased muscle tone, muscle contracture, muscle contracture of ankle, muscle contracture of foot, muscle contracture of forearm, muscle contracture of gastrocnemius due to paralysis, muscle contracture of hand, muscle contracture of L ankle and foot,
muscle contracture of L forearm, muscle contracture of L hand, muscle contracture of L lower leg, muscle contracture of L shoulder, muscle contracture of L thigh, muscle contracture of L upper arm, muscle contracture of left ankle and foot, muscle contracture of left ankle and/or foot, muscle contracture of left forearm, muscle contracture of left hand, muscle contracture of left lower leg, muscle contracture of left shoulder, muscle contracture of left shoulder region, muscle contracture of left thigh, muscle contracture of left upper arm, muscle contracture of lower leg, muscle contracture of multiple sites, muscle contracture of R ankle and foot, muscle contracture of R forearm, muscle contracture of R hand, muscle contracture of R lower leg, muscle contracture of R shoulder, muscle contracture of R thigh, muscle contracture of R upper arm, muscle contracture of right ankle and foot, muscle contracture of right ankle and/or foot, muscle contracture of right forearm, muscle contracture of right hand, muscle contracture of right lower leg, muscle contracture of right shoulder, muscle contracture of right shoulder region, muscle contracture of right thigh, muscle contracture of right upper arm, muscle contracture of shoulder, muscle contracture of thigh, muscle contracture of upper arm, muscle spasm, muscle spasm of calf, muscle spasm of cervical (neck) muscle, muscle spasm of cervical muscle, muscle spasm of neck, muscle spasm, nocturnal, muscle spasms of cervical muscle of the neck, muscle spasms of neck, muscle tightness, musculoskeletal hypertonia, nocturnal muscle spasm, piriformis muscle spasm, spasm, and spasm of piriformis muscle.
Muscle Spasm Definition and Symptoms
Muscle spasm is an involuntary, often painful, contraction of muscle fibers. Some common causes of muscle spasms are overuse or overstimulation, caffeine overdose, tourettes syndrome, and huntington’s disease.