M60.16
Header — not billableInterstitial myositis, lower leg
The ICD-10 code for interstitial myositis, lower leg is M60.16.
M60.16 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
- M60.10Interstitial myositis of unspecified site
- M60.11Interstitial myositis, shouldernon-billable header
- M60.12Interstitial myositis, upper armnon-billable header
- M60.13Interstitial myositis, forearmnon-billable header
- M60.14Interstitial myositis, handnon-billable header
- M60.15Interstitial myositis, thighnon-billable header
- M60.17Interstitial myositis, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M60.18Interstitial myositis, other site
- M60.19Interstitial myositis, multiple sites
- M60.16Interstitial myositis, lower legnon-billable header