Displ seg fx shaft of unsp femr, 7thQ

This code describes a displaced fracture of the femoral shaft, specifically a segmental break, that was initially an open fracture (Type I or II) and has subsequently healed improperly, resulting in a malunion. The exact location of the femur is not specified.

Use this code for follow-up encounters where a patient is being treated for complications arising from a malunited, previously open, segmental femoral shaft fracture. This applies when the initial injury involved a break in multiple places along the shaft and the bone has healed in an abnormal alignment.

• Ensure documentation specifies a segmental fracture of the femoral shaft and a malunion as the current complication.
• Verify the initial fracture was an open fracture type I or II to support the seventh character 'Q'.
• Confirm this is a subsequent encounter for the malunion, not the initial treatment of the fracture.