M86.2
M86.2 — Subacute osteomyelitis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M86.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for subacute osteomyelitis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M86.2 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 M86.2
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- M86.20Subacute osteomyelitis, unspecified site
- M86.21Subacute osteomyelitis, shoulder
- M86.22Subacute osteomyelitis, humerus
- M86.23Subacute osteomyelitis, radius and ulna
- M86.24Subacute osteomyelitis, hand
- M86.25Subacute osteomyelitis, femur
- M86.26Subacute osteomyelitis, tibia and fibula
- M86.27Subacute osteomyelitis, ankle and foot
- M86.28Subacute osteomyelitis, other site
- M86.29Subacute osteomyelitis, multiple sites
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M86. If M86.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M86.2
- Is M86.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M86.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M86.2 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other osteopathies (M86-M90).