M61.2
M61.2 — Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M61.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Myositis ossificans associated with quadriplegia or paraplegia
Risk adjustment
M61.2 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 M61.2
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- M61.20Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, unspecified site
- M61.21Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, shoulder
- M61.22Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, upper arm
- M61.23Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, forearm
- M61.24Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, hand
- M61.25Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, thigh
- M61.26Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, lower leg
- M61.27Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, ankle and foot
- M61.28Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, other site
- M61.29Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, multiple sites
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M61. If M61.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M61.2
- Is M61.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M61.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M61.2 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of muscles (M60-M63).