M60.00 — Infective myositis, unspecified site
Is M60.00 billable?
No — M60.00 is a non-billable header code. M60.00 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 7 billable codes beneath M60.00.
Billable codes under this header
- 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
M60.00 at a glance
| Code | M60.00 |
|---|---|
| Description | Infective myositis, unspecified site |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M60-M63
The conditions below can never be reported together with M60.00 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from M60.0
Report an additional code alongside M60.00 to fully describe the condition. M60.00 is sequenced first.
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M60.00, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.00 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 M60.00, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.00 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 M60.00, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.00 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inclusion body myositis [IBM] (G72.41)
What codes fall under M60.00? (7)
- 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
How long has M60.00 existed?
M60.00 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.
What other codes are in the M60.0 family? (9)
- 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