M85.36
Header — not billableOsteitis condensans, lower leg
The ICD-10 code for osteitis condensans, lower leg is M85.36.
M85.36 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M85.30Osteitis condensans, unspecified site
- M85.31Osteitis condensans, shouldernon-billable header
- M85.32Osteitis condensans, upper armnon-billable header
- M85.33Osteitis condensans, forearmnon-billable header
- M85.34Osteitis condensans, handnon-billable header
- M85.35Osteitis condensans, thighnon-billable header
- M85.37Osteitis condensans, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M85.38Osteitis condensans, other site
- M85.39Osteitis condensans, multiple sites
- M85.36Osteitis condensans, lower legnon-billable header