M86.612 Other chronic osteomyelitis, left shoulder

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

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-)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 92 — Bone/Joint/Muscle/Severe Soft Tissue Infections/Necrosis
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 39 — Bone/Joint/Muscle Infections/Necrosis
• ESRD V24: HCC 39

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 539-541 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 730.11 Chronic osteomyelitis, shoulder region (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to M86.612

Back-references to M86

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

Nearby codes

• M86.59 Other chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis, multiple sites
• M86.6 Other chronic osteomyelitis
• 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 (this code)
• M86.619 Other chronic osteomyelitis, unspecified shoulder
• M86.62 Other chronic osteomyelitis, humerus
• M86.621 Other chronic osteomyelitis, right humerus
• M86.622 Other chronic osteomyelitis, left humerus
• M86.629 Other chronic osteomyelitis, unspecified humerus