Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 730.18
Chronic osteomyelitis, other specified sites
  • Short description: Chr osteomyelit NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 730.18 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 730.18 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 730.18.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 730.18: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 730.18 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M86.68 Other chronic osteomyelitis, other site
Approximate Synonyms
  • Brodie's abscess of cervical spine
  • Brodie's abscess of coccyx
  • Brodie's abscess of lumbar spine
  • Brodie's abscess of thoracic spine
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of bilat sphenoid bones
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of bilat temporal bones
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of bilat zygomatic bones
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of bilateral sphenoid bones
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of bilateral temporal bones
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of bilateral zygomatic bones
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of cranium
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of facial bone
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of facial bones
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of frontal bone
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of left sphenoid bone
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of left temporal bone
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of left zygomatic bone
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of mandible
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of maxilla
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of nasal orbit complex
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of nasal-orbit complex
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of right sphenoid bone
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of right temporal bone
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of right zygomatic bone
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of sphenoid bone
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of temporal bone
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of vertebra
  • Chronic osteomyelitis of zygomatic bone
  • Chronic osteomyelitis-cervical spine
  • Chronic osteomyelitis-coccyx
  • Chronic osteomyelitis-lumbar spine
  • Chronic osteomyelitis-sacrum
  • Chronic osteomyelitis-thoracic spine
  • Chronic ulcer of sacrum with bone necrosis
  • Chronic ulcer of sacrum, bone necrosis
  • Garré's osteomyelitis of the frontal bone
  • Garré's osteomyelitis of the nasal-orbit complex
  • Garré's osteomyelitis of the sphenoid bone
  • Garré's osteomyelitis of the temporal bone
  • Garré's osteomyelitis of the zygomatic bone
  • Garres osteomyelitis of bilat sphenoid bones
  • Garres osteomyelitis of bilat temporal bones
  • Garres osteomyelitis of bilat zygomatic bones
  • Garres osteomyelitis of bilateral sphenoid bones
  • Garres osteomyelitis of bilateral temporal bones
  • Garres osteomyelitis of bilateral zygomatic bones
  • Garres osteomyelitis of frontal bone
  • Garres osteomyelitis of left sphenoid bone
  • Garres osteomyelitis of left temporal bone
  • Garres osteomyelitis of left zygomatic bone
  • Garres osteomyelitis of nasal orbit complex
  • Garres osteomyelitis of right sphenoid bone
  • Garres osteomyelitis of right temporal bone
  • Garres osteomyelitis of right zygomatic bone
  • Garres osteomyelitis of sphenoid bone
  • Garres osteomyelitis of temporal bone
  • Garres osteomyelitis of zygomatic bone
  • Garr�'s osteomyelitis of facial bones
  • Garr�'s osteomyelitis of the frontal bone
  • Garr�'s osteomyelitis of the mandible
  • Garr�'s osteomyelitis of the maxilla
  • Garr�'s osteomyelitis of the nasal-orbit complex
  • Garr�'s osteomyelitis of the sphenoid bone
  • Garr�'s osteomyelitis of the temporal bone
  • Garr�'s osteomyelitis of the zygomatic bone
  • Osteomyelitis cranium, chronic
  • Osteomyelitis facial bone, chronic
  • Osteomyelitis frontal bone, chronic
  • Osteomyelitis nasal orbit complex, chronic
  • Osteomyelitis of garre, frontal bone
  • Osteomyelitis of garre, nasal orbit complex
  • Osteomyelitis of garre, sphenoid bone
  • Osteomyelitis of garre, temporal bone
  • Osteomyelitis of garre, zygomatic bone
  • Osteomyelitis sphenoid bone, chronic
  • Osteomyelitis temporal bone, chronic
  • Osteomyelitis vertebra, chronic
  • Osteomyelitis zygomatic bone, chronic
  • Osteoradionecrosis of facial bones
  • Osteoradionecrosis of the frontal bone
  • Osteoradionecrosis of the zygomatic bone
  • Sequestrum nasal orbit, complex
  • Sequestrum of bilat sphenoid bones
  • Sequestrum of bilat temporal bones
  • Sequestrum of bilat zygomatic bones
  • Sequestrum of bilateral sphenoid bones
  • Sequestrum of bilateral temporal bones
  • Sequestrum of bilateral zygomatic bones
  • Sequestrum of bone of skull
  • Sequestrum of facial bones
  • Sequestrum of frontal bone
  • Sequestrum of left sphenoid bone
  • Sequestrum of left temporal bone
  • Sequestrum of left zygomatic bone
  • Sequestrum of nasal orbit complex
  • Sequestrum of nasal-orbit complex
  • Sequestrum of right sphenoid bone
  • Sequestrum of right temporal bone
  • Sequestrum of right zygomatic bone
  • Sequestrum of sphenoid bone
  • Sequestrum of temporal bone
  • Sequestrum of the frontal bone
  • Sequestrum of the sphenoid bone
  • Sequestrum of the temporal bone
  • Sequestrum of the zygomatic bone
  • Sequestrum of zygomatic bone
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 730.18:
  • Necrosis, necrotic
    • spine, spinal (column) 730.18
    • vertebra (lumbar) 730.18
      • acute 730.18
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 015.0 [730.8]
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