ICD-Code M62.6: Muscle strain

Note

In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).

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Person in sports clothing bending over and clutching what appears to be a painful calf. Person in sports clothing bending over and clutching what appears to be a painful calf.

Muscle strain

A muscle strain is one of the most common sport injuries, in which the muscle is overstretched through heavy strain.