ICD-10-CM Code M60.00
Infective myositis, unspecified site
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 Code M60.00 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of M60.00 that describes the diagnosis 'infective myositis, unspecified site' in more detail.
- M60.00 Infective myositis, unspecified site NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M60.000 Infective myositis, unspecified right arm
- BILLABLE M60.001 Infective myositis, unspecified left arm
- BILLABLE M60.002 Infective myositis, unspecified arm
- BILLABLE M60.003 Infective myositis, unspecified right leg
- BILLABLE M60.004 Infective myositis, unspecified left leg
- BILLABLE M60.005 Infective myositis, unspecified leg
- BILLABLE M60.009 Infective myositis, unspecified site
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.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M60.00 - Infective myositis, unspecified site'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M60.00. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M60.0 - Infective myositis