Displ oblique fx shaft of unsp fibula, 7thP

This code indicates a fracture of the fibula's shaft that is angled (oblique) and has shifted from its normal alignment. The patient is in a later stage of care, and the fracture has healed incorrectly, resulting in a malunion.

Use this code for follow-up encounters where a patient with a previously diagnosed displaced oblique fibular shaft fracture is being treated for a malunion. This applies when the fracture was initially managed non-surgically (closed treatment) and the fibula is not specified as left or right.

• Ensure documentation clearly states "malunion" and that the fracture was initially treated as a closed fracture.
• Verify the fracture is specifically of the fibula shaft and described as "oblique" and "displaced."
• This code is for an unspecified fibula; use more specific codes if the laterality (left or right) is documented.