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M60.259

Billable

Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified thigh

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A granuloma (inflammatory tissue growth) formed around a foreign object embedded in the soft tissue of an unspecified thigh.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when laterality cannot be determined from documentation
  • •Query the provider if thigh location is documented but laterality is missing for assignment of M60.251 or M60.252

Code Hierarchy

└M60Myositis└M60.2Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified└M60.25Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, thigh└M60.259Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified thigh
└M60.259Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, unspecified thigh

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