M86.68 — Other chronic osteomyelitis, other site
M86.68 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other chronic osteomyelitis, other site. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
M86.68 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 92 Bone/Joint/Muscle/Severe Soft Tissue Infections/Necrosis0.479 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
M86.68 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 6 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59434Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
How M86.68 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to M86.68.
- Osteomyelitis›chronic›neck
- Osteomyelitis›chronic›rib
- Osteomyelitis›chronic›skull
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M86.6. If M86.68 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M86.60Other chronic osteomyelitis, unspecified site
- M86.61Other chronic osteomyelitis, shoulder
- M86.62Other chronic osteomyelitis, humerus
- M86.63Other chronic osteomyelitis, radius and ulna
- M86.64Other chronic osteomyelitis, hand
- M86.65Other chronic osteomyelitis, thigh
- M86.66Other chronic osteomyelitis, tibia and fibula
- M86.67Other chronic osteomyelitis, ankle and foot
- M86.69Other chronic osteomyelitis, multiple sites
Questions about M86.68
- Is M86.68 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M86.68 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M86.68 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other osteopathies (M86-M90).