M86.179
BillableOther acute osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot
Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- ostemyelitis of:
- orbit (H05.0-)
- petrous bone (H70.2-)
- vertebra (M46.2-)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Acute osteomyelitis of calcaneum203174008
- Acute osteomyelitis-calcaneum203174008
- Acute osteomyelitis of talus203175009
- Acute osteomyelitis-talus203175009
- Acute osteomyelitis of metatarsal203177001
- Acute osteomyelitis-metatarsal203177001
- Acute osteomyelitis of phalanx of toe203178006
- Acute osteomyelitis-phalanx of toe203178006
- Infection of calcaneum203235009
- Infection of talus203236005
- Infection of metatarsal203238006
- Infection of phalanx of toe203239003
- Acute osteomyelitis of foot240142002
- Acute osteomyelitis of ankle240143007
- Ankle - acute osteomyelitis240143007
- Acute osteomyelitis of ankle and/or foot268017000
- Acute osteomyelitis of the ankle and foot268017000
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot?
The ICD-10-CM code for other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot is M86.179. The full clinical description is "Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot". M86.179 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M86.179 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M86.179 represents "Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M86.179 a billable code?
Yes, M86.179 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M86.179 in?
M86.179 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M86.179?
M86.179 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: postprocedural osteopathies (M96.-); osteomyelitis due to:; echinococcus (B67.2); and 2 more.
Are additional codes required with M86.179?
Yes, when using M86.179 you should also code: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
What SNOMED CT codes does M86.179 map to?
M86.179 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 240143007, 268017000, 203174008, 240142002, 203177001, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M86.179?
M86.179 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2901818. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Automate ICD-10 Coding With AI
Send clinical text to the AutoICD API and get back structured ICD-10 codes with confidence scores. Integrates into any EHR or billing system in minutes.
Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.