M86.6 Other chronic 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 M86.6

• M86.60 Other chronic osteomyelitis, unspecified site
• M86.61 Other chronic osteomyelitis, shoulder
• M86.62 Other chronic osteomyelitis, humerus
• M86.63 Other chronic osteomyelitis, radius and ulna
• M86.64 Other chronic osteomyelitis, hand
• M86.65 Other chronic osteomyelitis, thigh
• M86.66 Other chronic osteomyelitis, tibia and fibula
• M86.67 Other chronic osteomyelitis, ankle and foot
• M86.68 Other chronic osteomyelitis, other site
• M86.69 Other chronic osteomyelitis, multiple sites

Code annotations containing back-references to M86.6

Back-references to M86

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

Nearby codes

• M86.571 Other chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis, right ankle and foot
• M86.572 Other chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis, left ankle and foot
• M86.579 Other chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot
• M86.58 Other chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis, other site
• M86.59 Other chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis, multiple sites
• M86.6 Other chronic osteomyelitis (this code)
• M86.60 Other chronic osteomyelitis, unspecified site
• M86.61 Other chronic osteomyelitis, shoulder
• M86.611 Other chronic osteomyelitis, right shoulder
• M86.612 Other chronic osteomyelitis, left shoulder
• M86.619 Other chronic osteomyelitis, unspecified shoulder