M60.2 — Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified
Is M60.2 billable?
No — M60.2 is a non-billable header code. M60.2 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 23 billable codes beneath M60.2.
Billable codes under this header
- M60.20Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site
- M60.28Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, other site
- M60.211Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, right shoulder
- M60.212Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, left shoulder
- M60.219Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified shoulder
- M60.221Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, right upper arm
- M60.222Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, left upper arm
- M60.229Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified upper arm
- M60.231Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, right forearm
- M60.232Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, left forearm
- M60.239Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified forearm
- M60.241Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, right hand
- M60.242Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, left hand
- M60.249Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified hand
- M60.251Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, right thigh
- M60.252Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, left thigh
- M60.259Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified thigh
- M60.261Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, right lower leg
- M60.262Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, left lower leg
- M60.269Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified lower leg
- M60.271Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, right ankle and foot
- M60.272Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, left ankle and foot
- M60.279Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified ankle and foot
M60.2 at a glance
| Code | M60.2 |
|---|---|
| Description | Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with M60.2 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L92.3)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside M60.2 to fully describe the condition. M60.2 is sequenced first.
- code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M60-M63
The conditions below can never be reported together with M60.2 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 M60.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.2 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 M60.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.2 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 M60.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M60.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inclusion body myositis [IBM] (G72.41)
What codes fall under M60.2? (9)
- M60.20Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site
- M60.21Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, shouldernot billable
- M60.22Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, upper armnot billable
- M60.23Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, forearmnot billable
- M60.24Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, handnot billable
- M60.25Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, thighnot billable
- M60.26Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, lower legnot billable
- M60.27Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, ankle and footnot billable
- M60.28Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, other site
How long has M60.2 existed?
M60.2 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.
Which codes are confused with M60.2?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with M60.2 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.