M60.2 vs M79.5
M60.2 (Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified) compared with M79.5 (Residual foreign body in soft tissue), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. M79.5 carries an Excludes1 note covering M60.2: “foreign body granuloma of soft tissue (M60.2-)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| M60.2Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified | M79.5Residual foreign body in soft tissue | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Billable |
| Classification | M00-M99 — Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99) | M00-M99 — Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99) |
| Definition | Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M60.2). | Residual foreign body in soft tissue is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M79.5). |
| Use additional code | code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-) | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources