L92.3 vs M60.2
L92.3 and M60.2 can never be reported together. ICD-10-CM declares them mutually exclusive with an Excludes1 note, meaning the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient — so exactly one of them is correct for any given encounter.
Foreign body granuloma of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Chapter 12
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Section
- L80-L99
- Granuloma › beryllium
- Granuloma › silica
- Foreign body › granuloma › skin
- Granuloma › abdomen › from residual foreign body
- Granuloma › foreign bodyNEC › skin
Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified
- Chapter 13
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Section
- M60-M63
These two codes sit in different chapters of the Tabular List, which is usually the clearest signal that they describe different underlying processes rather than different degrees of the same one.
Excludes1 is not always absolute: where two conditions covered by the note are genuinely unrelated, CMS guidance permits reporting both. Document the reasoning rather than assuming it. More on Excludes1 vs Excludes2 · FY2027