M60.26
Header — not billableForeign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, lower leg
The ICD-10 code for foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, lower leg is M60.26.
M60.26 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
- M60.20Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site
- M60.21Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, shouldernon-billable header
- M60.22Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, upper armnon-billable header
- M60.23Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, forearmnon-billable header
- M60.24Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, handnon-billable header
- M60.25Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, thighnon-billable header
- M60.27Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M60.28Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, other site
- M60.26Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, lower legnon-billable header