M60.9
BillableMyositis, unspecified
Myositis, unspecified
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Maxillary myositis17935009
- Inflammatory disorder of muscle26889001
- Inflammatory myopathy26889001
- Muscle inflammation26889001
- Myositis26889001
- Inflammation of muscle of lower leg1264029007
- Myositis of lower leg1264029007
- Inflammation of muscle of foot1264033000
- Myositis of foot1264033000
- Inflammation of muscle of thigh1264036008
- Myositis of thigh1264036008
- Myositis of left foot15677081000119104
- Myositis of left lower leg15677001000119107
- Myositis of left thigh15676921000119102
- Myositis of right foot15676801000119101
- Myositis of right lower leg15676681000119105
- Myositis of right thigh15677521000119109
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 M60.9?
ICD-10-CM code M60.9 represents "Myositis, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M60.9 a billable code?
Yes, M60.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M60.9 in?
M60.9 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M60.9?
M60.9 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 SNOMED CT codes does M60.9 map to?
M60.9 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 1264033000, 1264029007, 1264036008, 26889001, 17935009, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M60.9?
M60.9 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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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.