M86.26
Header — not billableSubacute osteomyelitis, tibia and fibula
The ICD-10 code for subacute osteomyelitis, tibia and fibula is M86.26.
M86.26 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
- M86.20Subacute osteomyelitis, unspecified site
- M86.21Subacute osteomyelitis, shouldernon-billable header
- M86.22Subacute osteomyelitis, humerusnon-billable header
- M86.23Subacute osteomyelitis, radius and ulnanon-billable header
- M86.24Subacute osteomyelitis, handnon-billable header
- M86.25Subacute osteomyelitis, femurnon-billable header
- M86.27Subacute osteomyelitis, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M86.28Subacute osteomyelitis, other site
- M86.29Subacute osteomyelitis, multiple sites
- M86.26Subacute osteomyelitis, tibia and fibulanon-billable header