M86.64

Other chronic osteomyelitis, hand

Non-billable header

M86.64 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M86)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M86)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M86)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M86)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M86)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M86)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M86)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M86)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M86)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M86)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M86)
  • ostemyelitis of: (from M86)
  • orbit (H05.0-) (from M86)
  • petrous bone (H70.2-) (from M86)
  • vertebra (M46.2-) (from M86)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

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

Also known as

  • Osteomyelitis, chronic, carpus
  • Osteomyelitis, chronic, finger
  • Osteomyelitis, chronic, metacarpus

Parent code

  • M86.6Other chronic osteomyelitisHeader

More specific codes M86.64

  • M86.641Other chronic osteomyelitis, right handBillable
  • M86.642Other chronic osteomyelitis, left handBillable
  • M86.649Other chronic osteomyelitis, unspecified handBillable

Related codes

  • M86.60Other chronic osteomyelitis, unspecified siteBillable
  • M86.61Other chronic osteomyelitis, shoulderHeader
  • M86.62Other chronic osteomyelitis, humerusHeader
  • M86.63Other chronic osteomyelitis, radius and ulnaHeader
  • M86.65Other chronic osteomyelitis, thighHeader
  • M86.66Other chronic osteomyelitis, tibia and fibulaHeader
  • M86.67Other chronic osteomyelitis, ankle and footHeader
  • M86.68Other chronic osteomyelitis, other siteBillable
  • M86.69Other chronic osteomyelitis, multiple sitesBillable

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