M61.5
M61.5 — Other ossification of muscle
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M61.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other ossification of muscle. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M61.5 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 M61.5
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- M61.50Other ossification of muscle, unspecified site
- M61.51Other ossification of muscle, shoulder
- M61.52Other ossification of muscle, upper arm
- M61.53Other ossification of muscle, forearm
- M61.54Other ossification of muscle, hand
- M61.55Other ossification of muscle, thigh
- M61.56Other ossification of muscle, lower leg
- M61.57Other ossification of muscle, ankle and foot
- M61.58Other ossification of muscle, other site
- M61.59Other ossification of muscle, multiple sites
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M61. If M61.5 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M61.5
- Is M61.5 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M61.5 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M61.5 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of muscles (M60-M63).