Home > 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue 710-739 > Osteopathies, Chondropathies, And Acquired Musculoskeletal Deformities 730-739 > Osteomyelitis periostitis and other infections involving bone 730-
Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 730.9
Unspecified infection of bone
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 10 ICD-9-CM codes below 730.9 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the bones
  • An acute or chronic infectious process affecting the bones
  • Like other parts of the body, bones can get infected. The infections are usually bacterial, but can also be fungal. They may spread to the bone from nearby skin or muscles, or from another part of the body through the bloodstream. People who are at risk for bone infections include those with diabetes, poor circulation, or recent injury to the bone. You may also be at risk if you are having hemodialysis. Symptoms of bone infections include
    • pain in the infected area
    • chills and fever
    • swelling, warmth, and redness
    a blood test or imaging test such as an x-ray can tell if you have a bone infection. Treatment includes antibiotics and often surgery
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 730.9:
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • bone 730.9
      • specified - see Osteomyelitis
  • Joint - see also condition
    • sinus to bone 730.9
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • bone 730.9
    • turbinate 730.9
 730.89 ICD9Data.com 730.90 
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