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ICD-10-CM Code for Subacute osteomyelitis, hand M86.24

ICD-10 code M86.24 for Subacute osteomyelitis, hand is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Osteopathies and chondropathies .

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Subacute osteomyelitis, hand

M86

Excludes1: osteomyelitis due to:
echinococcus (B67.2)
gonococcus (A54.43)
salmonella (A02.24)

Excludes2: ostemyelitis of:
orbit (H05.0-)
petrous bone (H70.2-)
vertebra (M46.2-)

Use additional code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

 
M86.24 Subacute osteomyelitis, hand
Child Code
Subacute osteomyelitis, right hand
Child Code
Subacute osteomyelitis, left hand
Child Code
Subacute osteomyelitis, unspecified hand

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SNF Denial
[QUOTE="jenren69@comcast.net, post: 507162, member: 405270"] I am receiving a denial from Anthem Managed Care for inpatient skilled nursing with a reason code of M86-Service denied because payment alr... [ Read More ]
SNF Denial
I am receiving a denial from Anthem Managed Care for inpatient skilled nursing with a reason code of M86-Service denied because payment already made for same/similar procedure within set time frame. C... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis being denied
Medicaid is deny this for mismatched diagnosis can anyone share thoughts? Billed: M86.18 OTHER ACUTE OSTEOMYELITIS, OTHER SITE S82.62XA DISP FX OF LATERAL MALLEOLUS OF LEFT FIBULA, INIT S91.022A LAC... [ Read More ]
Billing a 99396 with a 99213 to Medicaid
[TABLE] [TR] [TD]99396,24[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]Z0000[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]99213[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]R1084, I10, M79672, R718[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD... [ Read More ]
Dx Coding-Infectious Disease-Please
[b]Thank you[/b] No problem, I appreciate you taking the time to research the diagnoses codes. Yes, I did a typo. M86.8X4 B95.62 M65.041 I36.8 B19.20 F11.90 Thank you, have a great weekend!... [ Read More ]
Dx Coding-Infectious Disease-Please
apologies if I sounded harsh but you need to understand how you arrived at your answers and then how I got mine. taking them as you listed them: M86.8xa -- this code does not exist, - was this a typo... [ Read More ]
Dx Coding-Infectious Disease-Please
[b]Codes[/b] Hi mitchellde, I am fairly new to this blog, I did look the codes up and have the answers for comparison. I forgot to list them, so please keep the blog positive. I am not looking for so... [ Read More ]
B95-97 Code needed with M86.x (Osteomyelitis)
We're having a discussion in our office right now. Some of the coders say that you have to include the B95-97 codes for the infectious agent when coding Osteomyelitis because that's what the book seem... [ Read More ]
denial of CPT 62322
I have been coding CPT 96369 and 62322 together for a long time. Today received denial M86 from Medicare, it states " service denied because payment already made for same/similar procedure within set... [ Read More ]
ICD.10 code for draining Sinus?
This query started as a diagnosis coding question (ICD-10), then morphed into a procedural question (CPT). ICD-10 really doesn't use the term [B]"sinus,"[/B] but kicks it over to [B]Fistula[/B] inste... [ Read More ]
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