M61.23
Header — not billableParalytic calcification and ossification of muscle, forearm
The ICD-10 code for paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, forearm is M61.23.
M61.23 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
- M61.20Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, unspecified site
- M61.21Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, shouldernon-billable header
- M61.22Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, upper armnon-billable header
- M61.24Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, handnon-billable header
- M61.25Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, thighnon-billable header
- M61.26Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, lower legnon-billable header
- M61.27Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M61.28Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, other site
- M61.29Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, multiple sites
- M61.23Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, forearmnon-billable header