Alphabetic Index FY2027

M86.2

Subacute osteomyelitis

FY2027Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue/M86–M90 Other osteopathies

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

M86.2 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for subacute osteomyelitis. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M86.20 Subacute osteomyelitis, unspecified site; M86.21 Subacute osteomyelitis, shoulder; M86.22 Subacute osteomyelitis, humerus; M86.23 Subacute osteomyelitis, radius and ulna and 6 more. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 5 Excludes1 entries and 14 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

Inherited from M86 Osteomyelitis
  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
  • code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from M86 Osteomyelitis
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from M86–M90 Other osteopathies
  • postprocedural osteopathies (M96.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from M86 Osteomyelitis
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • 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)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

More specific codes under M86.2 10