Nondisp transverse fx shaft of unsp fibula, 7thQ

This code describes a situation where a patient has a transverse fracture in the shaft of an unstated fibula that is not displaced. This specific encounter is for an open fracture (Type I or II) that has healed incorrectly, resulting in malunion.

This code is appropriate for follow-up encounters where a previously open, non-displaced transverse fibular shaft fracture (Type I or II) is now presenting with malunion. It indicates ongoing management of a complication from the initial injury.

• Ensure documentation clearly specifies "malunion" as the complication of an open fracture.
• Verify the fracture is of the fibular shaft and is transverse and nondisplaced.
• Confirm this is a subsequent encounter, not the initial treatment of the fracture.