M60.21

The ICD-10-CM code for foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, nec, shoulder is M60.21. The full clinical description is "Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, shoulder". M60.21 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code M60.21 represents “Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, shoulder”. It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, M60.21 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under M60.21.

M60.21 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

M60.21 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 5 more.

M60.21 has 3 child codes, including: M60.211 (Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, NEC, right shoulder), M60.212 (Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, NEC, left shoulder), M60.219 (Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, NEC, unsp shoulder).

Yes, when using M60.21, also report: the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-).

M60.21 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2895492. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, nec, shoulder affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for M60.21 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.