M60.0
Header — not billableInfective myositis
The ICD-10 code for infective myositis is M60.0.
M60.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Tropical pyomyositis
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M60.0
- M60.00Infective myositis, unspecified sitenon-billable header
- M60.01Infective myositis, shouldernon-billable header
- M60.02Infective myositis, upper armnon-billable header
- M60.03Infective myositis, forearmnon-billable header
- M60.04Infective myositis, hand and fingersnon-billable header
- M60.05Infective myositis, thighnon-billable header
- M60.06Infective myositis, lower legnon-billable header
- M60.07Infective myositis, ankle, foot and toesnon-billable header
- M60.08Infective myositis, other site
- M60.09Infective myositis, multiple sites