Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 730.28
Unspecified osteomyelitis involving other specified sites
  • Short description: Osteomyelit NOS-oth site.
  • ICD-9-CM 730.28 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 730.28 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 730.28.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 730.28: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 730.28 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M46.20 Osteomyelitis of vertebra, site unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abscess of sphenoid bone
  • Infected external fixator pin
  • Infected intramedullary nail
  • Infected spinal fixation device
  • Infection of bone allograft
  • Infection of bone graft
  • Infection of cervical spine
  • Infection of intervertebral disc - pyogenic
  • Infection of lumbar spine
  • Infection of thoracic spine
  • Osteomyelitis of bilat sphenoid bones
  • Osteomyelitis of bilat temporal bones
  • Osteomyelitis of bilat zygomatic bones
  • Osteomyelitis of bilateral sphenoid bones
  • Osteomyelitis of bilateral temporal bones
  • Osteomyelitis of bilateral zygomatic bones
  • Osteomyelitis of cervical vertebra
  • Osteomyelitis of cervicothoracic vertebra
  • Osteomyelitis of cranium
  • Osteomyelitis of facial bone
  • Osteomyelitis of frontal bone
  • Osteomyelitis of left sphenoid bone
  • Osteomyelitis of left temporal bone
  • Osteomyelitis of left zygomatic bone
  • Osteomyelitis of lumbar vertebra
  • Osteomyelitis of lumbosacral vertebra
  • Osteomyelitis of mandible
  • Osteomyelitis of maxilla
  • Osteomyelitis of mediastinum
  • Osteomyelitis of nasal orbit complex
  • Osteomyelitis of nasal-orbit complex
  • Osteomyelitis of occipitoatlantoaxial vertebra
  • Osteomyelitis of right sphenoid bone
  • Osteomyelitis of right temporal bone
  • Osteomyelitis of right zygomatic bone
  • Osteomyelitis of sacrococcygeal vertebra
  • Osteomyelitis of sphenoid bone
  • Osteomyelitis of temporal bone
  • Osteomyelitis of the spine
  • Osteomyelitis of thoracic vertebra
  • Osteomyelitis of thoracolumbar vertebra
  • Osteomyelitis of vertebra
  • Osteomyelitis of vertebra of cervical (neck) spine
  • Osteomyelitis of vertebra of cervical spine
  • Osteomyelitis of vertebra of cervicothoracic spine
  • Osteomyelitis of vertebra of lumbar spine
  • Osteomyelitis of vertebra of lumbosacral spine
  • Osteomyelitis of vertebra of occipitatlantoaxial spine
  • Osteomyelitis of vertebra of thoracic spine
  • Osteomyelitis of vertebra of thoracolumbar spine
  • Osteomyelitis of vertebra, sacrococcygeal
  • Osteomyelitis of zygomatic bone
  • Osteomyelitis, nasal orbit complex
  • Osteomyelitis, temporal bone
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