Path fracture in oth disease, l foot, subs for fx w malunion

Pathological fracture in other disease, left foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion

📋Clinical Description

This code signifies a pathological fracture of the left foot that has healed incorrectly (malunion) and is being treated in a subsequent encounter. The fracture occurred due to an underlying disease process, not from trauma to healthy bone.

🎯When to Use

Apply this code when a patient presents for follow-up care of a previously diagnosed pathological fracture of the left foot that has developed a malunion. Documentation should clearly state the presence of a malunion and that the fracture was due to an underlying systemic condition (e.g., osteoporosis, metastatic cancer).

💡Coding Tips

Ensure documentation specifies "left foot" and "malunion" for accurate code assignment.
Always sequence the underlying disease causing the pathological fracture first.
Distinguish from nonunion (M84.4-) or routine healing (M84.5-) of pathological fractures.

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Code Hierarchy

▲M84.675Pathological fracture in other disease, left foot

M84.675P(current)

Crosswalks

733.81ApproxICD-9

Same Category

M84Disorder of continuity of bone M84.3Stress fracture M84.30Stress fracture, unspecified site M84.30XAStress fracture, unspecified site, init encntr for fracture M84.30XDStress fracture, unsp site, subs for fx w routn heal