ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M86-M90 › M86 Osteomyelitis › M86.2
M86.2
Subacute osteomyelitis
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 10 more specific codes instead:
- M86.20 Subacute osteomyelitis, unspecified site
- M86.21 Subacute osteomyelitis, shoulder (also a header)
- M86.22 Subacute osteomyelitis, humerus (also a header)
- M86.23 Subacute osteomyelitis, radius and ulna (also a header)
- M86.24 Subacute osteomyelitis, hand (also a header)
- M86.25 Subacute osteomyelitis, femur (also a header)
- M86.26 Subacute osteomyelitis, tibia and fibula (also a header)
- M86.27 Subacute osteomyelitis, ankle and foot (also a header)
- M86.28 Subacute osteomyelitis, other site
- M86.29 Subacute osteomyelitis, multiple sites
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Subacute osteomyelitis
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from M86 Osteomyelitis
Excludes1 - never coded here
- 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-)
Inherited from the M86-M90 section Other osteopathies (M86-M90)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- postprocedural osteopathies (M96.-)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M86.0 | Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis | Not billable |
| M86.1 | Other acute osteomyelitis | Not billable |
| M86.3 | Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis | Not billable |
| M86.4 | Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus | Not billable |
| M86.5 | Other chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis | Not billable |
| M86.6 | Other chronic osteomyelitis | Not billable |
| M86.8 | Other osteomyelitis | Not billable |
| M86.9 | Osteomyelitis, unspecified | Valid |