M86.17
Header — not billableOther acute osteomyelitis, ankle and foot
The ICD-10 code for other acute osteomyelitis, ankle and foot is M86.17.
M86.17 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
- M86.10Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified site
- M86.11Other acute osteomyelitis, shouldernon-billable header
- M86.12Other acute osteomyelitis, humerusnon-billable header
- M86.13Other acute osteomyelitis, radius and ulnanon-billable header
- M86.14Other acute osteomyelitis, handnon-billable header
- M86.15Other acute osteomyelitis, femurnon-billable header
- M86.16Other acute osteomyelitis, tibia and fibulanon-billable header
- M86.18Other acute osteomyelitis, other site
- M86.19Other acute osteomyelitis, multiple sites
- M86.17Other acute osteomyelitis, ankle and footnon-billable header