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ICD-10: M86

Osteomyelitis

Coding Guidelines

Use Additional Code

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
  • code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

Excludes 1

  • osteomyelitis due to:
  • salmonella (A02.24)
  • gonococcus (A54.43)
  • echinococcus (B67.2)

Excludes 2

  • orbit (H05.0-)
  • vertebra (M46.2-)
  • ostemyelitis of:
  • petrous bone (H70.2-)

Subcategories

M86.1
Other acute osteomyelitis
M86.4
Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus
M86.6
Other chronic osteomyelitis
M86.5
Other chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis
M86.0
Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis
M86.3
Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis
M86.8
Other osteomyelitis
M86.9
Osteomyelitis, unspecified
M86.2
Subacute osteomyelitis

Related Diseases

primary bacterial infectious disease osteomyelitis

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