All ICD10 Codes

M60

Non-Billable
ChapterM00–M99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Myositis

Use a more specific code (1 billable, 4 non-billable)
M60.0Infective myositishas subcodesM60.1Interstitial myositishas subcodesM60.2Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classifiedhas subcodesM60.8Other myositishas subcodesM60.9Myositis, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).

CH13 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)

M60-M63 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
  • myopathy in amyloidosis (E85.-)
  • myopathy in polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
  • myopathy in rheumatoid arthritis (M05.32)
  • myopathy in scleroderma (M34.-)
  • myopathy in Sjögren's syndrome (M35.03)
  • myopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • inclusion body myositis [IBM] (G72.41)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
M60-M63Disorders of muscles (M60-M63)
M60MyositisNot billable
M60.0Infective myositisSubcodes
M60.1Interstitial myositisSubcodes
M60.2Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classifiedSubcodes
M60.8Other myositisSubcodes
M60.9Myositis, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to M60:

blockM60-M63
Disorders of muscles (M60-M63)
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chapterCH13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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