M86.0 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis

Non-billable header with 10 child codes.

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 M86.0

• M86.00 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, unspecified site
• M86.01 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, shoulder
• M86.02 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, humerus
• M86.03 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, radius and ulna
• M86.04 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, hand
• M86.05 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, femur
• M86.06 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, tibia and fibula
• M86.07 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, ankle and foot
• M86.08 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, other sites
• M86.09 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, multiple sites

Code annotations containing back-references to M86.0

Back-references to M86

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

Nearby codes

• M86 Osteomyelitis
• M86.0 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (this code)
• 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
• M86.019 Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, unspecified shoulder