M86.23 Subacute osteomyelitis, radius and ulna

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 M86.23

• M86.231 Subacute osteomyelitis, right radius and ulna
• M86.232 Subacute osteomyelitis, left radius and ulna
• M86.239 Subacute osteomyelitis, unspecified radius and ulna

Code annotations containing back-references to M86.23

Back-references to M86

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

Diagnosis Index entries for M86.23

• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › subacute › radius
• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › subacute › ulna

Nearby codes

• M86.219 Subacute osteomyelitis, unspecified shoulder
• M86.22 Subacute osteomyelitis, humerus
• M86.221 Subacute osteomyelitis, right humerus
• M86.222 Subacute osteomyelitis, left humerus
• M86.229 Subacute osteomyelitis, unspecified humerus
• M86.23 Subacute osteomyelitis, radius and ulna (this code)
• M86.231 Subacute osteomyelitis, right radius and ulna
• M86.232 Subacute osteomyelitis, left radius and ulna
• M86.239 Subacute osteomyelitis, unspecified radius and ulna
• M86.24 Subacute osteomyelitis, hand
• M86.241 Subacute osteomyelitis, right hand