Displ oblique fx shaft of unsp femr, 7thR

This code describes a situation where a patient has a malunion of a previously treated oblique fracture in the shaft of an unspecified femur. The original fracture was an open fracture, classified as type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC, indicating significant soft tissue damage and contamination. The current encounter is for ongoing care related to this malunion.

Use this code for follow-up encounters when a patient presents with complications from a poorly healed oblique femoral shaft fracture, specifically a malunion. This applies when the initial injury was an open fracture with severe soft tissue involvement, and the patient is receiving continued treatment or evaluation for the resulting deformity.

• Ensure documentation clearly specifies "malunion" as the complication, not nonunion or delayed union.
• Verify the original fracture was an open fracture of type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC.
• This code is for subsequent encounters; an initial encounter for the fracture would use a different code.