M86.15 Other acute osteomyelitis, femur

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 M86.15

• M86.151 Other acute osteomyelitis, right femur
• M86.152 Other acute osteomyelitis, left femur
• M86.159 Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified femur

Code annotations containing back-references to M86.15

Back-references to M86

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

Diagnosis Index entries for M86.15

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

Nearby codes

• M86.139 Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified radius and ulna
• M86.14 Other acute osteomyelitis, hand
• M86.141 Other acute osteomyelitis, right hand
• M86.142 Other acute osteomyelitis, left hand
• M86.149 Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified hand
• M86.15 Other acute osteomyelitis, femur (this code)
• M86.151 Other acute osteomyelitis, right femur
• M86.152 Other acute osteomyelitis, left femur
• M86.159 Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified femur
• M86.16 Other acute osteomyelitis, tibia and fibula
• M86.161 Other acute osteomyelitis, right tibia and fibula