M60.03
Header — not billableInfective myositis, forearm
The ICD-10 code for infective myositis, forearm is M60.03.
M60.03 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M60.00Infective myositis, unspecified sitenon-billable header
- M60.01Infective myositis, shouldernon-billable header
- M60.02Infective myositis, upper armnon-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
- M60.03Infective myositis, forearmnon-billable header