M86.8X
M86.8X — Other osteomyelitis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M86.8X is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other osteomyelitis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M86.8X does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M86.8X
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- M86.8X0Other osteomyelitis, multiple sites
- M86.8X1Other osteomyelitis, shoulder
- M86.8X2Other osteomyelitis, upper arm
- M86.8X3Other osteomyelitis, forearm
- M86.8X4Other osteomyelitis, hand
- M86.8X5Other osteomyelitis, thigh
- M86.8X6Other osteomyelitis, lower leg
- M86.8X7Other osteomyelitis, ankle and foot
- M86.8X8Other osteomyelitis, other site
- M86.8X9Other osteomyelitis, unspecified sites
Questions about M86.8X
- Is M86.8X a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M86.8X is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M86.8X sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other osteopathies (M86-M90).