M86.8X Other 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-)

Applies from M86.8 Other osteomyelitis

Applicable to

• Brodie's abscess

Codes under M86.8X

• M86.8X0 Other osteomyelitis, multiple sites
• M86.8X1 Other osteomyelitis, shoulder
• M86.8X2 Other osteomyelitis, upper arm
• M86.8X3 Other osteomyelitis, forearm
• M86.8X4 Other osteomyelitis, hand
• M86.8X5 Other osteomyelitis, thigh
• M86.8X6 Other osteomyelitis, lower leg
• M86.8X7 Other osteomyelitis, ankle and foot
• M86.8X8 Other osteomyelitis, other site
• M86.8X9 Other osteomyelitis, unspecified sites

Code annotations containing back-references to M86.8X

Back-references to M86

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

Diagnosis Index entries for M86.8X

• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › Brodie's (localized) (chronic)
• Brodie's abscess or disease
• Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) › specified type NEC

Nearby codes

• M86.672 Other chronic osteomyelitis, left ankle and foot
• M86.679 Other chronic osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot
• M86.68 Other chronic osteomyelitis, other site
• M86.69 Other chronic osteomyelitis, multiple sites
• M86.8 Other osteomyelitis
• M86.8X Other osteomyelitis (this code)
• M86.8X0 Other osteomyelitis, multiple sites
• M86.8X1 Other osteomyelitis, shoulder
• M86.8X2 Other osteomyelitis, upper arm
• M86.8X3 Other osteomyelitis, forearm
• M86.8X4 Other osteomyelitis, hand