M86.8X6: Other osteomyelitis, lower leg

No longer billable · FY2027

Not billable: this is a header. Use one of the more specific codes below.

• No longer billable from October 1, 2026: it became a header for more specific codes: M86.8X61, M86.8X62, M86.8X69.

Code breakdown

Coding notes

Inclusion terms (from M86.8)

• Brodie's abscess

Excludes1 (from M86)

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

Excludes2 (from M86)

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

Use additional code (from M86)

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

Codes under M86.8X6

• M86.8X61 Other osteomyelitis, right lower leg
• M86.8X62 Other osteomyelitis, left lower leg
• M86.8X69 Other osteomyelitis, unspecified lower leg

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All FY2027 ICD-10-CM changes

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