M86.12 Other acute osteomyelitis, humerus

Non-billable header with 3 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 M86.12

• M86.121 Other acute osteomyelitis, right humerus
• M86.122 Other acute osteomyelitis, left humerus
• M86.129 Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified humerus

Code annotations containing back-references to M86.12

Back-references to M86

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

Diagnosis Index entries for M86.12

• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › acute › humerus

Nearby codes

• M86.10 Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified site
• M86.11 Other acute osteomyelitis, shoulder
• M86.111 Other acute osteomyelitis, right shoulder
• M86.112 Other acute osteomyelitis, left shoulder
• M86.119 Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified shoulder
• M86.12 Other acute osteomyelitis, humerus (this code)
• M86.121 Other acute osteomyelitis, right humerus
• M86.122 Other acute osteomyelitis, left humerus
• M86.129 Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified humerus
• M86.13 Other acute osteomyelitis, radius and ulna
• M86.131 Other acute osteomyelitis, right radius and ulna