M60.8
M60.8 — Other myositis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M60.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other myositis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M60.8 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.
Code to one of these instead M60.8
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- M60.80Other myositis, unspecified site
- M60.81Other myositis shoulder
- M60.82Other myositis, upper arm
- M60.83Other myositis, forearm
- M60.84Other myositis, hand
- M60.85Other myositis, thigh
- M60.86Other myositis, lower leg
- M60.87Other myositis, ankle and foot
- M60.88Other myositis, other site
- M60.89Other myositis, multiple sites
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M60. If M60.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M60.8
- Is M60.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M60.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M60.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of muscles (M60-M63).