M60.0
Infective myositis
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 11 never code together
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 3
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Alongside this code 4 same parent — M60
Subordinate codes 10
M60.00 Infective myositis, unspecified site M60.01 Infective myositis, shoulder M60.02 Infective myositis, upper arm M60.03 Infective myositis, forearm M60.04 Infective myositis, hand and fingers M60.05 Infective myositis, thigh M60.06 Infective myositis, lower leg M60.07 Infective myositis, ankle, foot and toes M60.08 Infective myositis, other site M60.09 Infective myositis, multiple sites
Additional references
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