M61.06
Header — not billableMyositis ossificans traumatica, lower leg
The ICD-10 code for myositis ossificans traumatica, lower leg is M61.06.
M61.06 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M61.00Myositis ossificans traumatica, unspecified site
- M61.01Myositis ossificans traumatica, shouldernon-billable header
- M61.02Myositis ossificans traumatica, upper armnon-billable header
- M61.03Myositis ossificans traumatica, forearmnon-billable header
- M61.04Myositis ossificans traumatica, handnon-billable header
- M61.05Myositis ossificans traumatica, thighnon-billable header
- M61.07Myositis ossificans traumatica, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M61.08Myositis ossificans traumatica, other site
- M61.09Myositis ossificans traumatica, multiple sites
- M61.06Myositis ossificans traumatica, lower legnon-billable header