Oth osteopor w current path fracture, l low leg, sequela

This code signifies a healed or residual effect of a pathological fracture in the left lower leg, which occurred due to osteoporosis. The fracture itself is no longer acute, but the patient is experiencing ongoing problems or conditions directly resulting from that past osteoporotic fracture.

Apply this code when documentation clearly indicates a patient is presenting for treatment of a long-term complication or late effect of a pathological fracture of the left lower leg, where the underlying cause was osteoporosis. This code is appropriate when the fracture has healed, but its lasting impact is being addressed.

• Requires documentation of a healed fracture and a direct causal link between the past osteoporotic fracture and the current sequela.
• Do not use for acute or active fractures; those require codes from the initial or subsequent encounter categories.
• Always sequence this code after the code describing the specific sequela (e.g., chronic pain, malunion, nonunion).