Oth osteopor w crnt path fx, unsp forearm, 7thG

Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

📋Clinical Description

This code signifies a patient presenting with a pathological fracture of an unspecified forearm bone, caused by osteoporosis other than age-related. The encounter is for follow-up care of this fracture, which is experiencing delayed healing.

🎯When to Use

Use this code for a patient receiving ongoing treatment for an osteoporotic forearm fracture that is not healing as expected, and the underlying osteoporosis is not senile. Documentation should clearly state "delayed healing" and specify the forearm as the fracture site, with osteoporosis as the cause.

💡Coding Tips

Ensure documentation specifies "delayed healing" for the fracture; otherwise, a routine healing code may be more appropriate.
Verify the type of osteoporosis; if it's senile, a different M80 subcategory would be used.
Confirm the encounter is for subsequent care of the fracture, not the initial treatment.

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Code Hierarchy

▲M80.839Oth osteopor w current pathological fracture, unsp forearm

M80.839G(current)

Crosswalks

V54.22ApproxICD-9

Same Category

M80Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture M80.0Age-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture M80.00Age-related osteopor w current path fracture, unsp site M80.00XAAge-rel osteopor w current path fracture, unsp site, init M80.00XD