M86 Non-Billable Code
Osteomyelitis
Chapter Classification
Chapter 13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Section Detail
M86-M90
Other osteopathies (M86-M90)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- osteomyelitis due to:
- echinococcus (B67.2)
- gonococcus (A54.43)
- salmonella (A02.24)
excludes2
- ostemyelitis of:
- orbit (H05.0-)
- petrous bone (H70.2-)
- vertebra (M46.2-)
useAdditionalCode
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- M86.0 - Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis
- M86.1 - Other acute osteomyelitis
- M86.2 - Subacute osteomyelitis
- M86.3 - Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis
- M86.4 - Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus
- M86.5 - Other chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis
- M86.6 - Other chronic osteomyelitis
- M86.8 - Other osteomyelitis
- M86.9 - Osteomyelitis, unspecified Billable
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