Is M60.003 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. M60.003 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does M60.003 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of muscles (M60-M63).

M60.003

M60.003 — Infective myositis, unspecified right leg

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright

M60.003 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for infective myositis, unspecified right leg. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Infective myositis, right lower limb NOS

Risk adjustment

M60.003 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

M60.003 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies — 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 6 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
A59434Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered

How M60.003 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to M60.003.

Myositis›infective›leg›right

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M60.00. If M60.003 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about M60.003

Is M60.003 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. M60.003 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does M60.003 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of muscles (M60-M63).