Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis
Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis
M86.0 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis at an unspecified skeletal site — a bone infection seeded via bacteremia rather than direct inoculation, with the affected bone left unidentified in documentation.
Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis occurring at anatomical sites not captured by the more specific M86.0x codes — including the ilium, ischium, neck, ribs, and skull.
Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis involving two or more distinct skeletal sites simultaneously, where a bloodborne infectious organism — most commonly Staphylococcus aureus — seeds multiple bones during a single acute episode.