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ICD-10-CM Code M60.0
Infective myositis

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code M60.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of M60.0 that describes the diagnosis 'infective myositis' in more detail.


The ICD code M600 is used to code Pyomyositis

Pyomyositis, also known as tropical pyomyositis or myositis tropicans, is a bacterial infection of the skeletal muscles which results in a pus-filled abscess. Pyomyositis is most common in tropical areas but can also occur in temperate zones.

Specialty: Rheumatology
MeSH Codes: D052880, D052880
ICD 9 Codes: 408.1, 728.0

Transverse T2 magnetic resonance imaging section through the hip region showing abscess collection in a patient with pyomyositis.

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for M60.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
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Tropical pyomyositis
Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes.
Code See Section B95-B97 to identify infectious agent

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M60.0 - Infective myositis'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M60.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: M60 - Myositis

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