Nondisplaced avulsion fracture of unsp ilium, init

This code signifies a fracture where a small piece of the ilium bone has been pulled away by a tendon or ligament, but the bone fragments remain in their normal anatomical position. This injury involves the ilium, which is the largest and uppermost part of the hip bone, and the fracture is not displaced.

This code is appropriate for the initial encounter with a patient presenting with a newly diagnosed, non-displaced avulsion fracture of an unspecified part of the ilium. This typically occurs following an acute injury or sudden, forceful muscle contraction.

• Ensure documentation specifies "nondisplaced" and "avulsion" for accurate code assignment.
• Verify that the encounter is the initial treatment for the fracture; subsequent encounters will require different seventh characters.
• Confirm that the specific location of the ilium avulsion (e.g., anterior superior iliac spine) is not documented, as more specific codes exist.