M60
Non-billableMyositis
Myositis
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Status
Non-billable / Header
Block
M60-M63
Child Codes
5
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)
- inclusion body myositis [IBM] (G72.41)
Child Codes (5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- INFLAMM MUSCLE DISC0027121
- INFLAMM MYOPATHYC0027121
- Inflammatory Muscle DiseaseC0027121
- Inflammatory Muscle DiseasesC0027121
- Inflammatory MyopathiesC0027121
- Inflammatory MyopathyC0027121
- Inflammatory disorder of muscleC0027121
- Inflammatory myopathyC0027121
- Inflammatory myopathy NOSC0027121
- MUSCLE DIS INFLAMMC0027121
- MYOPATHY INFLAMMC0027121
- MYOSITISC0027121
- Muscle Disease, InflammatoryC0027121
- Muscle Diseases, InflammatoryC0027121
- Muscle inflammationC0027121
- Myopathies, InflammatoryC0027121
- Myopathy, InflammatoryC0027121
- MyositidesC0027121
- MyositisC0027121
- Myositis (disorder)C0027121
- Myositis, unspecifiedC0027121
- inflammation of the skeletal muscleC0027121
- inflammatory muscle diseaseC0027121
- inflammatory muscle diseasesC0027121
- inflammatory myopathiesC0027121
- inflammatory myopathyC0027121
- muscle inflammationC0027121
- myositisC0027121
- myositis nosC0027121
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M60?
ICD-10-CM code M60 represents "Myositis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is M60 a billable code?
No, M60 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under M60.
What chapter is M60 in?
M60 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M60?
M60 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: dermatopolymyositis (M33.-); myopathy in amyloidosis (E85.-); myopathy in polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0); and 4 more.
What are the subcategories under M60?
M60 has 5 child codes, including: M60.0 (Infective myositis), M60.1 (Interstitial myositis), M60.2 (Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, NEC), M60.8 (Other myositis), and 1 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M60?
M60 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0027121. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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