M86.34 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, hand

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 M86.34

• M86.341 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, right hand
• M86.342 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, left hand
• M86.349 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified hand

Code annotations containing back-references to M86.34

Back-references to M86

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

Diagnosis Index entries for M86.34

• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › chronic (or old) › hematogenous NEC › multifocal › carpus
• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › chronic (or old) › hematogenous NEC › multifocal › finger
• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › chronic (or old) › hematogenous NEC › multifocal › metacarpus

Nearby codes

• M86.329 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified humerus
• M86.33 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, radius and ulna
• M86.331 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, right radius and ulna
• M86.332 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, left radius and ulna
• M86.339 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified radius and ulna
• M86.34 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, hand (this code)
• M86.341 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, right hand
• M86.342 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, left hand
• M86.349 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified hand
• M86.35 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, femur
• M86.351 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, right femur