M60.211 Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, right shoulder

ICD-10-CM Code M60.211: Foreign Body Granuloma of Soft Tissue, Right Shoulder

ICD-10-CM code M60.211 identifies a foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, localized to the right shoulder. The terminology record is active and classifies the concept as a disease or syndrome. A Medicare billing article also lists this diagnosis in an operational context. 1 5

Plain-language overview

Code M60.211 is classified by a disease or syndrome semantic type and carries an active record status for a condition located in the right shoulder soft tissue. 1

What this code represents

The official preferred name for M60.211 is foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, right shoulder, and the terminology record status is active. 1

Coding details

The parent concept for M60.211 is M60.21, which broadly covers foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, of the shoulder without specifying laterality. 1

A Medicare billing article lists foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified, right shoulder, alongside other specified complications of surgical and medical care. 5

Documentation considerations

The terminology record includes an abbreviation for foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, NEC, right shoulder, establishing the specific phrasing used for this diagnosis. 1

Coverage and utilization context

The M60.211 code appears in a Medicare outpatient occupational therapy billing and coding article alongside other specified complications of surgical and medical care. 5

What the sources add

While a terminology record defines the code as a disease or syndrome, the Medicare article places it within an operational billing context for outpatient therapy services. 1 5

A university phenoctype mapping resource groups M60.211 with other right-sided soft tissue granuloma codes across various anatomical regions like the upper arm, forearm, and hand. 2

Questions to verify

The supplied sources do not establish the underlying causes, specific clinical symptoms, diagnostic methods, or treatment protocols for a foreign body granuloma in the right shoulder. 1 5

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM M60.211 terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. Phecode 770 · Cancer PRSweb — csg.sph.umich.edu; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. Article - Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions (A57044) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
5. Article - Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy (A53064) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
6. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.