Alphabetic Index FY2027

M60.23

Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, forearm

FY2027Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue/M60–M63 Disorders of muscles

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

M60.23 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, forearm. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M60.231 Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, right forearm; M60.232 Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, left forearm and M60.239 Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified forearm. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 8 Excludes1 entries and 12 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

Inherited from M60.2 Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified
  • code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from M60.2 Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified
  • foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L92.3)
Also from chapter/block level (7 notes)
Inherited from M60–M63 Disorders of muscles
  • dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
  • myopathy in amyloidosis (E85.-)
  • myopathy in polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
  • myopathy in rheumatoid arthritis (M05.32)
  • myopathy in scleroderma (M34.-)
  • myopathy in Sjögren's syndrome (M35.03)
  • myopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from M60 Myositis
  • inclusion body myositis [IBM] (G72.41)
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
Inherited from M60–M63 Disorders of muscles
  • muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

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More specific codes under M60.23 3