M86.46 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, tibia and fibula

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 M86.46

• M86.461 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, right tibia and fibula
• M86.462 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, left tibia and fibula
• M86.469 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, unspecified tibia and fibula

Code annotations containing back-references to M86.46

Back-references to M86

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

Diagnosis Index entries for M86.46

• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › chronic (or old) › with draining sinus › fibula
• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › chronic (or old) › with draining sinus › tibia

Nearby codes

• M86.449 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, unspecified hand
• M86.45 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, femur
• M86.451 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, right femur
• M86.452 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, left femur
• M86.459 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, unspecified femur
• M86.46 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, tibia and fibula (this code)
• M86.461 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, right tibia and fibula
• M86.462 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, left tibia and fibula
• M86.469 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, unspecified tibia and fibula
• M86.47 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, ankle and foot
• M86.471 Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, right ankle and foot