M61
Header — not billableCalcification and ossification of muscle
The ICD-10 code for calcification and ossification of muscle is M61.
M61 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 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.
Child codes under M61
- M61.0Myositis ossificans traumaticanon-billable header
- M61.1Myositis ossificans progressivanon-billable header
- M61.2Paralytic calcification and ossification of musclenon-billable header
- M61.3Calcification and ossification of muscles associated with burnsnon-billable header
- M61.4Other calcification of musclenon-billable header
- M61.5Other ossification of musclenon-billable header
- M61.9Calcification and ossification of muscle, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- M60Myositisnon-billable header
- M62Other disorders of musclenon-billable header
- M63Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- M61Calcification and ossification of musclenon-billable header