M86.3 Chronic multifocal 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 M86.3

• M86.30 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified site
• M86.31 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, shoulder
• M86.32 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, humerus
• M86.33 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, radius and ulna
• M86.34 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, hand
• M86.35 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, femur
• M86.36 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, tibia and fibula
• M86.37 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, ankle and foot
• M86.38 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, other site
• M86.39 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, multiple sites

Code annotations containing back-references to M86.3

Back-references to M86

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

Nearby codes

• M86.271 Subacute osteomyelitis, right ankle and foot
• M86.272 Subacute osteomyelitis, left ankle and foot
• M86.279 Subacute osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot
• M86.28 Subacute osteomyelitis, other site
• M86.29 Subacute osteomyelitis, multiple sites
• M86.3 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis (this code)
• M86.30 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified site
• M86.31 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, shoulder
• M86.311 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, right shoulder
• M86.312 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, left shoulder
• M86.319 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified shoulder