M86 Osteomyelitis

Non-billable header with 9 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• osteomyelitis due to:
• echinococcus (B67.2)
• gonococcus (A54.43)
• salmonella (A02.24)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• ostemyelitis of:
• orbit (H05.0-)
• petrous bone (H70.2-)
• vertebra (M46.2-)

Use additional code

• code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
• code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

Applies from M86 Osteomyelitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• osteomyelitis due to:
• echinococcus (B67.2)
• gonococcus (A54.43)
• salmonella (A02.24)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• ostemyelitis of:
• orbit (H05.0-)
• petrous bone (H70.2-)
• vertebra (M46.2-)

Use additional code

• code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
• code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

Codes under M86

• 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

Code annotations containing back-references to M86

Back-references to M86

• Code First: M89.7 Major osseous defect ("osteomyelitis (M86.-)")

Back-references to M86

• Code First: M89.7 Major osseous defect ("osteomyelitis (M86.-)")

Nearby codes

• M86 Osteomyelitis (this code)
• M86.0 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis
• M86.00 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, unspecified site
• M86.01 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, shoulder
• M86.011 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, right shoulder
• M86.012 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, left shoulder