M60.022 — Infective myositis, left upper arm
Is M60.022 billable?
Yes — M60.022 is billable for FY2027. M60.022 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. M60.022 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
M60.022 at a glance
| Code | M60.022 |
|---|---|
| Description | Infective myositis, left upper arm |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does M60.022 group to?
M60.022 sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 557Tendonitis, Myositis and Bursitis with MCCmedical
- 558Tendonitis, Myositis and Bursitis without MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, M60.022 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is M60.022 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under M60.02, the nearest indexed parent of M60.022. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Myositis › infective › upper limb › upper arm
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M60-M63
The conditions below can never be reported together with M60.022 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 M60.022 to fully describe the condition. M60.022 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 M60.022, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.022 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 M60.022, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.022 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 M60.022, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.022 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inclusion body myositis [IBM] (G72.41)
How long has M60.022 existed?
M60.022 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.