Nondisp spiral fx shaft of l femr, 7thQ

This code signifies a left femoral shaft fracture that is spiral in nature and has not been displaced. It specifically indicates that the fracture was an open fracture type I or II, and during a subsequent encounter, it has healed in an unsatisfactory alignment (malunion).

Use this code for follow-up visits or inpatient stays where a patient is being treated for complications, such as malunion, of a previously sustained open spiral fracture of the left femoral shaft. This applies when the initial fracture was classified as an open type I or II.

• Ensure documentation clearly states "malunion" as the complication of the open fracture.
• Verify the fracture is specifically of the left femoral shaft and is spiral and nondisplaced.
• Confirm the encounter is subsequent to the initial treatment and the original fracture was an open type I or II.