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ICD-10-CM Code for Subacute osteomyelitis, left femur M86.252

ICD-10 code M86.252 for Subacute osteomyelitis, left femur is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Osteopathies and chondropathies .

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Subacute osteomyelitis, left femur

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-)

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