M86.37 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, ankle and foot

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 M86.37

• M86.371 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, right ankle and foot
• M86.372 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, left ankle and foot
• M86.379 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot

Code annotations containing back-references to M86.37

Back-references to M86

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

Diagnosis Index entries for M86.37

• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › chronic (or old) › hematogenous NEC › multifocal › metatarsus
• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › chronic (or old) › hematogenous NEC › multifocal › tarsus
• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › chronic (or old) › hematogenous NEC › multifocal › toe

Nearby codes

• M86.359 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified femur
• M86.36 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, tibia and fibula
• M86.361 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, right tibia and fibula
• M86.362 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, left tibia and fibula
• M86.369 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified tibia and fibula
• M86.37 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, ankle and foot (this code)
• M86.371 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, right ankle and foot
• M86.372 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, left ankle and foot
• M86.379 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot
• M86.38 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, other site
• M86.39 Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, multiple sites