ssteele70
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I am looking for feedback regarding coding acute osteomyelitis M86.--- with M84.8-- other disorders of continuity of bone to fully describe the patient's condition.
Can these two codes be used together? I could not find any "excludes" note with M84.8--. M86 does have excludes notes but not for M84.8. What should I look for in documentation to support the code M84.8--?
M86.--- Osteomyelitis indicates to use additional codes for infectious agent and M89.7-- to identify major osseous defects if applicable.
Does anyone know of any reasons not to code these two codes together? M86.--- and M84.8--
Thank you for your feedback.
Can these two codes be used together? I could not find any "excludes" note with M84.8--. M86 does have excludes notes but not for M84.8. What should I look for in documentation to support the code M84.8--?
M86.--- Osteomyelitis indicates to use additional codes for infectious agent and M89.7-- to identify major osseous defects if applicable.
Does anyone know of any reasons not to code these two codes together? M86.--- and M84.8--
Thank you for your feedback.