M88.86
Header — not billableOsteitis deformans of lower leg
The ICD-10 code for osteitis deformans of lower leg is M88.86.
M88.86 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
- M88.81Osteitis deformans of shouldernon-billable header
- M88.82Osteitis deformans of upper armnon-billable header
- M88.83Osteitis deformans of forearmnon-billable header
- M88.84Osteitis deformans of handnon-billable header
- M88.85Osteitis deformans of thighnon-billable header
- M88.87Osteitis deformans of ankle and footnon-billable header
- M88.88Osteitis deformans of other bones
- M88.89Osteitis deformans of multiple sites
- M88.86Osteitis deformans of lower legnon-billable header