M61.0
Myositis ossificans traumatica
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
M61.0 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for myositis ossificans traumatica. 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 M61.00 Myositis ossificans traumatica, unspecified site; M61.01 Myositis ossificans traumatica, shoulder; M61.02 Myositis ossificans traumatica, upper arm; M61.03 Myositis ossificans traumatica, forearm and 6 more. Its coding notes include 7 Excludes1 entries and 11 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Also from chapter/block level (7 notes)
Inherited from M60–M63 Disorders of muscles
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
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
More specific codes under M61.0 10
- M61.00Myositis ossificans traumatica, unspecified siteBillable
- M61.01Myositis ossificans traumatica, shoulderHeader
- M61.02Myositis ossificans traumatica, upper armHeader
- M61.03Myositis ossificans traumatica, forearmHeader
- M61.04Myositis ossificans traumatica, handHeader
- M61.05Myositis ossificans traumatica, thighHeader
- M61.06Myositis ossificans traumatica, lower legHeader
- M61.07Myositis ossificans traumatica, ankle and footHeader
- M61.08Myositis ossificans traumatica, other siteBillable
- M61.09Myositis ossificans traumatica, multiple sitesBillable