M60.0 — Infective myositis
Is M60.0 billable?
No — M60.0 is a non-billable header code. M60.0 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 39 billable codes beneath M60.0.
Billable codes under this header
- M60.08Infective myositis, other site
- M60.09Infective myositis, multiple sites
- M60.000Infective myositis, unspecified right arm
- M60.001Infective myositis, unspecified left arm
- M60.002Infective myositis, unspecified arm
- M60.003Infective myositis, unspecified right leg
- M60.004Infective myositis, unspecified left leg
- M60.005Infective myositis, unspecified leg
- M60.009Infective myositis, unspecified site
- M60.011Infective myositis, right shoulder
- M60.012Infective myositis, left shoulder
- M60.019Infective myositis, unspecified shoulder
- M60.021Infective myositis, right upper arm
- M60.022Infective myositis, left upper arm
- M60.029Infective myositis, unspecified upper arm
- M60.031Infective myositis, right forearm
- M60.032Infective myositis, left forearm
- M60.039Infective myositis, unspecified forearm
- M60.041Infective myositis, right hand
- M60.042Infective myositis, left hand
- M60.043Infective myositis, unspecified hand
- M60.044Infective myositis, right finger(s)
- M60.045Infective myositis, left finger(s)
- M60.046Infective myositis, unspecified finger(s)
- M60.051Infective myositis, right thigh
- M60.052Infective myositis, left thigh
- M60.059Infective myositis, unspecified thigh
- M60.061Infective myositis, right lower leg
- M60.062Infective myositis, left lower leg
- M60.069Infective myositis, unspecified lower leg
- M60.070Infective myositis, right ankle
- M60.071Infective myositis, left ankle
- M60.072Infective myositis, unspecified ankle
- M60.073Infective myositis, right foot
- M60.074Infective myositis, left foot
- M60.075Infective myositis, unspecified foot
- M60.076Infective myositis, right toe(s)
- M60.077Infective myositis, left toe(s)
- M60.078Infective myositis, unspecified toe(s)
M60.0 at a glance
| Code | M60.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Infective myositis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside M60.0 to fully describe the condition. M60.0 is sequenced first.
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to M60.0.
- Tropical pyomyositis
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M60-M63
The conditions below can never be reported together with M60.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M60.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M60-M63
The conditions below are not part of M60.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M60
The conditions below are not part of M60.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inclusion body myositis [IBM] (G72.41)
What codes fall under M60.0? (10)
- M60.00Infective myositis, unspecified sitenot billable
- M60.01Infective myositis, shouldernot billable
- M60.02Infective myositis, upper armnot billable
- M60.03Infective myositis, forearmnot billable
- M60.04Infective myositis, hand and fingersnot billable
- M60.05Infective myositis, thighnot billable
- M60.06Infective myositis, lower legnot billable
- M60.07Infective myositis, ankle, foot and toesnot billable
- M60.08Infective myositis, other site
- M60.09Infective myositis, multiple sites
How long has M60.0 existed?
M60.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.