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Welcome to the ICD-10 code for sarcopenia

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JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
Volume 7, Issue 5, Pages 512-514

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12147

Keywords

Aging; Sarcopenia; ICD code

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The new ICD-10-CM (M62.84) code for sarcopenia represents a major step forward in recognizing sarcopenia as a disease. This should lead to an increase in availability of diagnostic tools and the enthusiasm for pharmacological companies to develop drugs for sarcopenia.

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