2021 ICD-10-CM Code M61.2
Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle
Not Valid for Submission
M61.2 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle. The code is NOT valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.
ICD-10: | M61.2 |
Short Description: | Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle |
Long Description: | Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle |
Code Classification
Specific Coding for Paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle
Header codes like M61.2 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for paralytic calcification and ossification of muscle:
- M61.20 - ... unspecified site
- M61.21 - ... shoulder
- M61.211 - ... right shoulder
- M61.212 - ... left shoulder
- M61.219 - ... unspecified shoulder
- M61.22 - ... upper arm
- M61.221 - ... right upper arm
- M61.222 - ... left upper arm
- M61.229 - ... unspecified upper arm
- M61.23 - ... forearm
- M61.231 - ... right forearm
- M61.232 - ... left forearm
- M61.239 - ... unspecified forearm
- M61.24 - ... hand
- M61.241 - ... right hand
- M61.242 - ... left hand
- M61.249 - ... unspecified hand
- M61.25 - ... thigh
- M61.251 - ... right thigh
- M61.252 - ... left thigh
- M61.259 - ... unspecified thigh
- M61.26 - ... lower leg
- M61.261 - ... right lower leg
- M61.262 - ... left lower leg
- M61.269 - ... unspecified lower leg
- M61.27 - ... ankle and foot
- M61.271 - ... right ankle and foot
- M61.272 - ... left ankle and foot
- M61.279 - ... unspecified ankle and foot
- M61.28 - ... other site
- M61.29 - ... multiple sites
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code M61.2:
Inclusion Terms
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- Myositis ossificans associated with quadriplegia or paraplegia
Information for Patients
Bone Diseases
Your bones help you move, give you shape and support your body. They are living tissues that rebuild constantly throughout your life. During childhood and your teens, your body adds new bone faster than it removes old bone. After about age 20, you can lose bone faster than you make bone. To have strong bones when you are young, and to prevent bone loss when you are older, you need to get enough calcium, vitamin D, and exercise. You should also avoid smoking and drinking too much alcohol.
Bone diseases can make bones easy to break. Different kinds of bone problems include
- Low bone density and osteoporosis, which make your bones weak and more likely to break
- Osteogenesis imperfecta makes your bones brittle
- Paget's disease of bone makes them weak
- Bones can also develop cancer and infections
- Other bone diseases, which are caused by poor nutrition, genetics, or problems with the rate of bone growth or rebuilding
NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- ALP - blood test (Medical Encyclopedia)
- ALP isoenzyme test (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Blount disease (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Bone lesion biopsy (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Bone pain or tenderness (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Bone tumor (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Bowlegs (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Fibrous dysplasia (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Osteomalacia (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Osteopenia - premature infants (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Muscle Disorders
Also called: Myopathy
Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis.
Causes of muscle disorders include
- Injury or overuse, such as sprains or strains, cramps or tendinitis
- A genetic disorder, such as muscular dystrophy
- Some cancers
- Inflammation, such as myositis
- Diseases of nerves that affect muscles
- Infections
- Certain medicines
Sometimes the cause is not known.
- Caring for muscle spasticity or spasms (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Compartment syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Contracture deformity (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Creatine phosphokinase test (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Electromyography (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Eyelid twitch (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Hypotonia (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Muscle aches (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Muscle atrophy (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Muscle function loss (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Muscle twitching (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Rhabdomyolysis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Weakness (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Paralysis
Also called: Hemiplegia, Palsy, Paraplegia, Quadriplegia
Paralysis is the loss of muscle function in part of your body. It happens when something goes wrong with the way messages pass between your brain and muscles. Paralysis can be complete or partial. It can occur on one or both sides of your body. It can also occur in just one area, or it can be widespread. Paralysis of the lower half of your body, including both legs, is called paraplegia. Paralysis of the arms and legs is quadriplegia.
Most paralysis is due to strokes or injuries such as spinal cord injury or a broken neck. Other causes of paralysis include
- Nerve diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Autoimmune diseases such as Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Bell's palsy, which affects muscles in the face
Polio used to be a cause of paralysis, but polio no longer occurs in the U.S.
- Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Muscle function loss (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)