M86.8X — Other osteomyelitis
Is M86.8X billable?
No — M86.8X is a non-billable header code. M86.8X 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 26 billable codes beneath M86.8X.
Billable codes under this header
- M86.8X0Other osteomyelitis, multiple sites
- M86.8X9Other osteomyelitis, unspecified sites
- M86.8X11Other osteomyelitis, right shoulder
- M86.8X12Other osteomyelitis, left shoulder
- M86.8X19Other osteomyelitis, unspecified shoulder
- M86.8X21Other osteomyelitis, right upper arm
- M86.8X22Other osteomyelitis, left upper arm
- M86.8X29Other osteomyelitis, unspecified upper arm
- M86.8X31Other osteomyelitis, right forearm
- M86.8X32Other osteomyelitis, left forearm
- M86.8X39Other osteomyelitis, unspecified forearm
- M86.8X41Other osteomyelitis, right hand
- M86.8X42Other osteomyelitis, left hand
- M86.8X49Other osteomyelitis, unspecified hand
- M86.8X51Other osteomyelitis, right thigh
- M86.8X52Other osteomyelitis, left thigh
- M86.8X59Other osteomyelitis, unspecified thigh
- M86.8X61Other osteomyelitis, right lower leg
- M86.8X62Other osteomyelitis, left lower leg
- M86.8X69Other osteomyelitis, unspecified lower leg
- M86.8X71Other osteomyelitis, right ankle and foot
- M86.8X72Other osteomyelitis, left ankle and foot
- M86.8X79Other osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot
- M86.8X80Other osteomyelitis, skull
- M86.8X81Other osteomyelitis, face and sinuses
- M86.8X89Other osteomyelitis, other site
M86.8X at a glance
| Code | M86.8X |
|---|---|
| Description | Other osteomyelitis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M86.8X listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M86.8X. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Brodie's abscess or disease
- Abscess › Brodie's (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)
- Osteomyelitis › specified type NEC (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 M86.8X 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 M86.8X 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 M86.8X to fully describe the condition. M86.8X is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M86.8X, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M86.8X 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 M86.8X, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M86.8X and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under M86.8X? (10)
- M86.8X0Other osteomyelitis, multiple sites
- M86.8X1Other osteomyelitis, shouldernot billable
- M86.8X2Other osteomyelitis, upper armnot billable
- M86.8X3Other osteomyelitis, forearmnot billable
- M86.8X4Other osteomyelitis, handnot billable
- M86.8X5Other osteomyelitis, thighnot billable
- M86.8X6Other osteomyelitis, lower legnot billable
- M86.8X7Other osteomyelitis, ankle and footnot billable
- M86.8X8Other osteomyelitis, other sitenot billable
- M86.8X9Other osteomyelitis, unspecified sites
How long has M86.8X existed?
M86.8X 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.