M61.2
Header — not billableParalytic calcification and ossification of muscle
The ICD-10 code for paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle is M61.2.
M61.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Myositis ossificans associated with quadriplegia or paraplegia
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.
Child codes under M61.2
- M61.20Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, unspecified site
- M61.21Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, shouldernon-billable header
- M61.22Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, upper armnon-billable header
- M61.23Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, forearmnon-billable header
- M61.24Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, handnon-billable header
- M61.25Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, thighnon-billable header
- M61.26Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, lower legnon-billable header
- M61.27Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M61.28Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, other site
- M61.29Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle, multiple sites
Related codes in this category
- M61.0Myositis ossificans traumaticanon-billable header
- M61.1Myositis ossificans progressivanon-billable header
- M61.3Calcification and ossification of muscles associated with burnsnon-billable header
- M61.4Other calcification of musclenon-billable header
- M61.5Other ossification of musclenon-billable header
- M61.9Calcification and ossification of muscle, unspecified
- M61.2Paralytic calcification and ossification of musclenon-billable header