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M60.222

M60.222: Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, left upper arm

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

M60.222 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, left upper arm. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check M60.222 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M60.222

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on M60.2: Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified

  • foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L92.3)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M60.222

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on M60: Myositis

  • inclusion body myositis [IBM] (G72.41)

Other codes that can never be billed with M60.222

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • M79.1Myalgia
  • G72Other and unspecified myopathies

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

M60.222 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A58883Billing 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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under M60.22

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.