M86.34 — Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, hand
Is M86.34 billable?
No — M86.34 is a non-billable header code. M86.34 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath M86.34.
M86.34 at a glance
| Code | M86.34 |
|---|---|
| Description | Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, hand |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M86.34 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M86.34. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Osteomyelitis › chronic › hematogenous NEC › multifocal › carpus (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis)
- Osteomyelitis › chronic › hematogenous NEC › multifocal › finger (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis)
- Osteomyelitis › chronic › hematogenous NEC › multifocal › metacarpus (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M86-M90
The conditions below can never be reported together with M86.34 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- postprocedural osteopathies (M96.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M86
The conditions below can never be reported together with M86.34 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from M86
Report an additional code alongside M86.34 to fully describe the condition. M86.34 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M86.34, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M86.34 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M86
The conditions below are not part of M86.34, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M86.34 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under M86.34? (3)
How long has M86.34 existed?
M86.34 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the M86.3 family? (9)
- M86.30Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, unspecified site
- M86.31Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, shouldernot billable
- M86.32Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, humerusnot billable
- M86.33Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, radius and ulnanot billable
- M86.35Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, femurnot billable
- M86.36Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, tibia and fibulanot billable
- M86.37Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, ankle and footnot billable
- M86.38Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, other site
- M86.39Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis, multiple sites