Oth osteopor w crnt path fx, verteb, 7thG

This code signifies a patient diagnosed with osteoporosis, not otherwise specified as postmenopausal, age-related, or drug-induced, who has sustained a pathological fracture of a vertebra. The encounter is for follow-up care of this fracture, which is experiencing delayed healing.

Apply this code for subsequent encounters where a patient with other forms of osteoporosis is being treated for a vertebral pathological fracture that is not healing at the expected rate. Documentation should clearly state "delayed healing" of the vertebral fracture in the context of osteoporosis.

• Requires a seventh character "G" for subsequent encounter with delayed healing; ensure the correct seventh character is appended.
• Distinguish from nonunion ("K") or malunion ("P") of the fracture, which have different seventh characters.
• Always sequence the osteoporosis code first, followed by the pathological fracture code, if applicable.