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ICD-10 Code M61.072: Myositis ossificans traumatica, left ankle and foot

M61.072 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Myositis ossificans traumatica, left ankle and foot in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

šŸ“‹Clinical overview

This ICD-10 code is commonly used when documentation describes myositis ossificans traumatica. The most accurate code depends on the affected muscle region and whether laterality is documented.

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents myositis ossificans traumatica, left ankle and foot in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

šŸ©ŗClinical context

When commonly used
  • Orthopedic, sports-medicine, rehabilitation, and imaging workflows where post-traumatic heterotopic ossification or myositis ossificans is documented.
  • Coding and utilization-review workflows where the record supports myositis ossificans traumatica and the final code changes based on region, laterality, or multiple-site involvement.
Common management context
  • Evaluation often includes pain and motion-limitation review, prior-trauma history, imaging context, and planning for rehabilitation or orthopedic follow-up.
  • Documentation usually becomes more specific when the chart identifies the exact muscle region, laterality, and whether one or multiple sites are involved.
  • Specialist context already linked on this page includes Orthopedic Specialist, Rheumatologist.

šŸ”Key distinctions

Important notes
  • These ICD-10 codes are reserved for traumatic myositis ossificans rather than nontraumatic heterotopic ossification or other muscle disorders.
  • Region, laterality, and whether multiple sites are involved all affect final code specificity inside this family.
  • Muscle-region detail matters here because shoulder, upper-arm, forearm, hand, thigh, lower-leg, ankle-foot, other-site, and multiple-site myositis ossificans traumatica are coded separately when the chart names the affected region more specifically.
  • Laterality matters here because right-sided, left-sided, and unspecified-side myositis ossificans traumatica are coded separately when the affected region is documented more precisely.
  • Documentation that describes myositis ossificans traumatica is coded differently from nontraumatic heterotopic ossification, muscle rupture, or other soft-tissue disorders.
Related codes to consider
M61.071Myositis ossificans traumatica, right ankle and foot
Related myositis-ossificans ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies the exact region, laterality, multiple-site involvement, or traumatic versus nontraumatic context.
M61.079Myositis ossificans traumatica, unspecified ankle and foot
Related myositis-ossificans ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies the exact region, laterality, multiple-site involvement, or traumatic versus nontraumatic context.

Code hierarchy

chapter
13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
block
M60-M79Soft tissue disorders
block
M60-M63Disorders of muscles
category
M61Calcification and ossification of muscle
category
M61.0Myositis ossificans traumatica
category
M61.07Myositis ossificans traumatica, ankle and foot
currentM61.07

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

Orthopedic SpecialistRheumatologist

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Myositis ossificans traumatica, left ankle and foot

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeM61.072
SystemICD10
Display nameMyositis ossificans traumatica, left ankle and foot
ChapterDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
BlockDisorders of muscles

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

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