M60.078
Infective myositis, unspecified toe(s)
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 8 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
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
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 8 same parent — M60.07
M60.070 Infective myositis, right ankle M60.071 Infective myositis, left ankle M60.072 Infective myositis, unspecified ankle M60.073 Infective myositis, right foot M60.074 Infective myositis, left foot M60.075 Infective myositis, unspecified foot M60.076 Infective myositis, right toe(s) M60.077 Infective myositis, left toe(s)
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.