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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 730.03
Acute osteomyelitis involving forearm
  • Short description: AC OSTEOMYELITIS-FOREARM.
  • ICD-9-CM 730.03 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 730.03 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 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 730.03.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 730.03: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 730.03 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M86.139 Other acute osteomyelitis, unspecified radius and ulna
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M86.239 Subacute osteomyelitis, unspecified radius and ulna
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of bilat radii
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of bilat ulnas
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of bilateral radii
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of bilateral ulnas
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of L radius
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of left radius
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of R radius
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of R ulna
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of radius
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of right radius
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of right ulna
  • Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of ulna
  • Acute osteomyelitis of bilat radii
  • Acute osteomyelitis of bilat ulnas
  • Acute osteomyelitis of bilateral radii
  • Acute osteomyelitis of bilateral ulnas
  • Acute osteomyelitis of forearm
  • Acute osteomyelitis of radius
  • Acute osteomyelitis of ulna
  • Acute osteomyelitis-radius
  • Acute osteomyelitis-ulna
  • Osteomyelitis forearm, acute
  • Subacute osteomyelitis of L radius and ulna
  • Subacute osteomyelitis of left radius and ulna
  • Subacute osteomyelitis of R radius and ulna
  • Subacute osteomyelitis of radius
  • Subacute osteomyelitis of right radius and ulna
  • Subacute osteomyelitis of ulna
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