ICD-10-CM Code M60.04
Infective myositis, hand and fingers
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 M60.04 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of M60.04 that describes the diagnosis 'infective myositis, hand and fingers' in more detail.
- M60.04 Infective myositis, hand and fingers NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M60.041 Infective myositis, right hand
- BILLABLE M60.042 Infective myositis, left hand
- BILLABLE M60.043 Infective myositis, unspecified hand
- BILLABLE M60.044 Infective myositis, right finger(s)
- BILLABLE M60.045 Infective myositis, left finger(s)
- BILLABLE M60.046 Infective myositis, unspecified finger(s)
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 'M60.04 - Infective myositis, hand and fingers'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M60.04. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M60.0 - Infective myositis