ICD-10-CM New in FY 2027

M86.8X69

Other osteomyelitis, unspecified lower leg

Release: FY 2027
Effective: October 1, 2026

Official source

Hierarchy

Where M86.8X69 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

M86 Osteomyelitis
M86.8 Other osteomyelitis
M86.8X Other osteomyelitis
M86.8X6 Parent Other osteomyelitis, lower leg
M86.8X69 This code Other osteomyelitis, unspecified lower leg

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

osteomyelitis due to:

Inherited from M86 — Osteomyelitis

Excludes1

echinococcus ( B67.2 )

Inherited from M86 — Osteomyelitis

Excludes1

gonococcus ( A54.43 )

Inherited from M86 — Osteomyelitis

Excludes1

salmonella ( A02.24 )

Inherited from M86 — Osteomyelitis

Excludes2

ostemyelitis of:

Inherited from M86 — Osteomyelitis

Excludes2

orbit ( H05.0- )

Inherited from M86 — Osteomyelitis

Excludes2

petrous bone ( H70.2- )

Inherited from M86 — Osteomyelitis

Excludes2

vertebra ( M46.2- )

Inherited from M86 — Osteomyelitis

Use Additional Code

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent

Inherited from M86 — Osteomyelitis

Use Additional Code

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

Inherited from M86 — Osteomyelitis

Version History

How M86.8X69 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

FY 2027 Effective October 1, 2026
New

Other osteomyelitis, unspecified lower leg

Other codes under M86.8X6

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release: FY 2027
Effective: October 1, 2026
Source file: icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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